Full Stack Developer

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About PheedLoop:
PheedLoop has always grown at a phenomenal pace, and it is a literal rocketship right now. PheedLoop is dedicated to developing critical systems for the events industry. From innovative software solutions to automate, simplify and monetize events, to new hardware products and most recently virtual event solutions, we are always building awesome tech. Located in the Toronto, PheedLoop is one of the world’s fastest-growing event technology companies.

PheedLoop is a bootstrapped and highly profitable company that is working on several new products over the next 12 months to make a big push into new markets. We are a small engineering team at PheedLoop and are looking for an incredible mobile application developer to join our ranks and help us meet our strategic goals for the next few quarters. We’re looking for someone comfortable with diving through the entire stack to solve problems and keen enough to learn whatever is necessary to do so. We’re also a small and close-knit team so beyond just engineering, having an interest in the rest of the company and a collaborative mindset is a must.

Your Day to Day:
Full Stack Development

• Adding to our backend which is mainly built using Python and the Django framework
• Building new and optimizing existing REST API end-points for greater performance and simplicity
• Building new mini web applications with React and Redux
• Following and implementing designs provided in Figma
• Deploying apps to AWS by using and modifying our existing CI/CD templates
• Writing technical documentation
• Writing automated tests

Product Innovation

• Working in a tight feedback loop with the customer success team and directly with customers to make sure we’re solving the right problems and innovating
• Exploring new technologies and frameworks to implement at PheedLoop to keep systems and engineering efforts up to date, safe, and quick to build on
• Running product and architecture experiments, assessing success with product analytics data
• Working with marketing and account management teams to understand customer needs
• Communicating regularly with technical and strategic partners on integration updates

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years full-time software development work experience
• Proficient in a backend development framework (Python/Django preferred)
• Proficient in a frontend development framework (React/Redux preferred)
• Experience with a cloud hosting provider (AWS preferred)
• Proficient with REST API design, development, and third-party integrations
• Experience working with databases - directly and using ORMs
• Experience writing clean and maintainable code
• Experience with Git and version control
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills (critical requirement to as documentation is a large part of this role)
• Can work in a fast-paced dynamic environment, often independently with tight deadlines
• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or other science/engineering field
• Portfolio of personal projects

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with Python/Django
• Experience with Figma and design tools
• Previous experience leading development teams or working at small companies

Workplace Benefits:

• Employee health care plan, 100% coverage
• Awesome workplace - snacks, team outings, books, learning opportunities, open workspace, beautiful and large office

Who We’re Looking For:
We are looking for people to join our team who are ambitious, hard workers, thrive in environments where they are required to solve problems, and love to have fun. We want to work with people who feel they have a lot more potential within themselves to unlock, because we want to be a part of their journey and help them reach their goals. Your work, just like everyone else’s at PheedLoop, will make a massive difference. We’re very careful about who we hire, and when, because everyone we bring on board becomes a member of the PheedLoop family.

This is a full-time position based in our spacious office in Toronto.