Full-Stack Developer

As the Full-Stack Developer for a new e-commerce initiative at Bezos Academy, you will collaborate with other engineers to build components of an end-to-end technology solution that serves educational products for children and families. You are a hands-on, results-driven developer who will contribute to our E-commerce technology foundation with a small team of founders.  Your work will combine digital experiences for families with analog activities for children. With a passion for software development craft and a mission-driven mindset, you will expand access to early childhood development programs for families of all kinds.

You have a track record of delivering technology solutions that solve human problems.  You work resourcefully building and integrating across software stacks, using technology for real world impact despite constraints on time and resources. You have built and operated a web application in collaboration with a product development team. You are a developer with a customer mindset, preferring working demos over perfect plans. You are adept at resolving ambiguity and iterating your way to a product customers love. You have hands-on experience developing web front-ends, back-end services, APIs, databases, and operating web applications in a production environment. You know exceptional work when you see it and you instill this passion in others.

You will find yourself in a fast-paced, start-up environment where you will focus on inventing, measuring, and iterating for children. You are equally motivated by great products and great impact, deeply inspired by our focus on expanding access to quality early childhood education and experiences.

LOCATION

• Seattle, WA
• Relocation support is available for those willing to relocate to Seattle, WA.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, salaried position.
• The full salary range for this position in Seattle, WA is $136,000 - $218,000 per year. The upper third of the salary range is typically reserved for employees who have been in the role for multiple years and have demonstrated strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by qualifications and prior experience.
• This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 7 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Five or more years of relevant experience in software development engineering with experience in both front and back-end
• Experience developing scalable web applications using React and AWS (either separately or together)
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript and NodeJS
• Experience developing REST or GraphQL APIs
• Proficiency working with both non-relational and relational databases
• Experience with DevOps, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), and test automation
• Experience with on-call support of production systems
• Ability to speak, read, and write English fluently   

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with AWS technology like AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon EventBridge, Amazon SQS, Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, AWS CDK, and Amazon CloudWatch
• Experience implementing serverless architecture  
• Familiarity with handling personally identifiable information (PII)
• Understanding of secure applications and APIs
• Experience with database technology like PostgreSQL
• Working knowledge of Shopify

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