Full-Time

Full Stack Software Engineer

Symplicity

201-500 employees

Student engagement software

Education

Junior, Mid, Senior

Arlington, VA, USA

Required Skills

PHP

Agile

NoSQL

Software Testing

Git

SQL

AWS

REST APIs

AngularJS

Requirements

Experience with backend scripting
Database optimization
Data modeling
RESTful APIs
Single page apps
Angular
Test automation
Agile software development methodologies
Server and client side rendering approaches
Coding standards and best practices
API-centric design
LAMP stack
PHP
GIT
AWS
PHPUnit
Karma
Blueprint/Dredd
Gherkin/Behat
Gitlab
Composer
Bower
NoSQL
Elastic
Amazon Web Services

Responsibilities

Finalizing requirements
Grooming and prioritizing stories
Planning user interface
Architecting and planning implementation
Writing API documentation and tests
Writing unit tests and code
Writing optimal SQL queries
Participating in code reviews
Setting up automated builds and tests
Getting approvals in test and staging environments
Integrating work into CI/CD pipeline

We’re seeking a Full Stack Engineer to join a team of product specialists, developers and designers in building the world’s leading campus recruiting software. You will play an integral part in developing innovative new features and enhancements to a product with global reach. Deployed at hundreds of colleges and universities, our software has helped connect millions of students to their dream career.

We are looking for a motivated developer that can hit the ground running and is comfortable working on the full software development stack including experience with backend scripting, database optimization, data modeling, RESTful apis, single page apps, Angular and test automation. The ideal candidate should have experience developing and maintaining web based applications using Agile software development methodologies. You will join a team responsible for the successful delivery of high quality releases against an always evolving product roadmap. You will be contributing to key initiatives around student engagement, usability, document management, and a revamp of the career fair module.

The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of both server and client side rendering approaches and will assist in establishing and implementing coding standards and best practices around single page application architecture and api-centric design.

Responsibilities Include

Work with various stakeholders to finalize requirements
Work with the product owner and the rest of the scrum team to groom and prioritize stories in Pivotal Tracker
Collaborate with UX, visual designers, and QA to plan the user interface
Work with senior developers to architect and plan the implementation
Work with QA to write end-to-end testing scenarios
Write API documentation and tests
Write unit tests and code
Write optimal and properly indexed SQL queries
Participate in code reviews
Work with our sysadmins and senior developers to setup automated builds and tests
Work with QA and other stakeholders to get everything approved in test and staging environments
Properly integrate all work into our CI/CD pipeline so as to repeatably and reliably deliver updates to all environments, including Production

Other Expectations

We are looking for well designed software inspired by the SOLID principles of object-oriented design.
We expect clean, self-explanatory code covered by relevant types of automated tests.
We strive to follow Agile principles
Strong communication skills
Experience developing on the LAMP stack and single page apps
Experience with PHP and Angular, or equivalent languages
Working knowledge of GIT and various branching strategies

Things that would be good to know, but can be learned on the job:

Candidates will have implemented significantly complex features on a Cloud-based product, preferably hosted on AWS
Knowledge of PHPUnit and Karma for unit tests, Blueprint/Dredd for API docs and tests, and Gherkin/Behat for end-to-end testing.
Experience with Gitlab and continuous integration, Composer for dependencies and modules, and Bower for JS dependencies.
Experience with NoSQL and Elastic
Familiar with Amazon Web Services

Symplicity is proud to be an equal and diverse Employer. EEO/AAP/M/F/Disabled/Veteran.

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Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Arlington, Virginia

Founded

1996

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 1%

1 year growth

↑ 14%

2 year growth

↑ 21%

Benefits

We offer full medical, dental, and vision insurance, and flexible spending. We also encourage employees to take advantage of our health and wellness breaks

We offer a 401k plan with an employer contribution match and commuter benefits

Work/Life Balance - With more than 50% of our staff working remotely, we work hard to accommodate different time zones and special work arrangements

We have awesome perks like group sports, health and wellness breaks, and 24/7 snacks, coffee, and tea for our in-office employees.