Ycenter is looking for a Full Stack Developer to join its Digital Innovations and product development team. This is a fully remote, part-time, 3-month paid position with provision for retention based on performance and client opportunities. You will be employed under the Ycenter India office.We're looking for a dynamic coder and problem-solver to work with our Digital Innovations team and help build web products that solve complex global problems for our clients. Preferably a Full Stack Developer / Software Engineer with 3+ years of experience in building & maintaining web applications, not afraid of taking on new challenges in a fast paced startup environment, able to take leadership decisions independently (read: without a boss) and an obsession for effective & timely communication.
Why You Should Work With Us
- If you've ever felt that technology should be used for social good, or wanted to create measurable impact through your work, this is the opportunity.
- Be a part of a global team of engineers, entrepreneurs, researchers, designers, and a bot to tackle complex business & social problems for our clients. Past clients include Abbott Global Healthcare, US Department of Commerce, GODAN (Global Open Data For Agriculture & Nutrition), Microsoft and United Nations.
- Work directly with Ycenter's leadership team and grab optional opportunities to learn Design Thinking, Leadership and Entrepreneurship (read: what makes a startup successful. We will tell you from experience)
- Work on end-to-end projects that add real value to your portfolio. You will not be spending 3 months changing the colour of the navbar.
- We care about you as a person and the work you do, more than spreadsheets and corporate KPIs. In fact if you love spreadsheets, this role is not for you.
- We are obsessed about pop culture, good movies, TV shows, books and music. We will probably judge you by your Netflix Watch History more than your CV.
Responsibilities
- Build end-to-end web applications and test for performance based on predefined scope
- Work with Ycenter's leadership team to integrate business requirements with technical architecture and understand the product development roadmap.
- Analyze & optimize user metrics, system performance and database security.
- Work with Ycenter's leadership team to conduct user research and design UX/UI.
- Maintain third-party API integrations & help automate client business processes.
Skills & Technologies
- Should be proficient in at least one object oriented programming language: C++ / Java / Python / JavaScript
- Should be skilled at and experienced in web application development with the following full-stack competency:
- Preferred stack: LAMP. Knowledge of MERN stack is a bonus but not a requirement
- Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap, JSON, AJAX
- Knowledge of and experience in server-side scripting using PHP and cURL
- Knowledge of and experience in MySQL database operations & optimization
- Knowledge of and experience in building & handling REST APIs
- Should be skilled at & experienced in conducting user research and UI/UX design.
- Should be familiar with the Git version control system.
- Should be experienced in application testing and server deployment. Knowledge of CI/CD workflow is a bonus but not a requirement.
How To Apply
Interested candidates may fill out the following form and our team will get back to shortlisted candidates by
30th April, 2021
. And remember, we are more interested in your story than your CV!
