Full Stack Developer
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Ubiminds is a GPTW-certified, people-first company that partners with American software product companies to scale their development footprint. Ubi custom-curates Brazilian top 5% talent for their LATAM strategy, offering a unique combo of staff augmentation and employer-of-record services.
One of our client is an education platform that aims to ensure that every child can learn foundational skills in Reading, Writing, and Math. They believes that EVERY CHILD can and must read, write, and do math. To make that happen, they are building a unique, comprehensive solution that combines a proprietary curriculum and integrated lesson plans, expertly trained tutors to deliver it, and a purpose-built technology platform to power it.
Apply now! This is a unique opportunity for you to not only accelerate your international career but also to grow as a developer working on a significant and impactful product that is helping to shape the future of education.
Challenge
As a Full Stack Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining our web applications. You will work closely with our engineering team to ensure that our platform is scalable, secure, and user-friendly. Your expertise in React.js and Ruby will be crucial in delivering an exceptional user experience for both tutors and students.
What you'll do
In your day-to-day here:
- Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance web applications using React.js and slim on the front end and Ruby on the back end.
- Collaborate with the product team to understand requirements and implement new features that enhance the user experience.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and industry standards.
- Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure the reliability and performance of the application.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product, design, and QA, to deliver high-quality software.
- Continuously seek opportunities to improve the platform’s performance, security, and user experience.
- Provide technical support to our Operations team and tutors.
- Guide and mentor to other team members as needed, including off-shore consultants.
- Take a user-focused approach to solutions and problem-solving, ensuring that our technological advancements enhance the tutor, student, and school experience.
In order to succeed in this position, you will need:
Mandatory skills
- Advanced/fluent English skills – Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience as a Full Stack Developer with a strong focus on React.js and Ruby.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Database Management: Experience with database management and optimization including postgres and redshift.
- Proficiency with version control systems, such as Git, and CI/CD pipeline automation.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work in cross-functional and remote team environments.
- Provide support during on-call rotations and maintain flexible working hours to accommodate both East and West Coast (3-4 hour difference) school schedules, ensuring smooth operation and availability for educators and students across time zones.
Nice-to-have
- Experience with modern web technologies and trends.
- Familiarity with Angular and its ecosystem.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.
- Familiarity with AWS, Heroku and cloud infrastructure, enhancing scalability and resilience.
- Background or interest in AI and machine learning modeling as applied to educational tools.
- Previous experience in educational technology or related fields, with insights into enhancing the K-12 learning environment.
Perks and Benefits
As a Full Stack Developer @Ubiminds, you:
- Are placed in a product-based company, with the same treatment as their full-time employees.
- Have our full back-office support, from career guidance to HR and concierge services.
- Enjoy our remote-first policy – we are a distributed team, after all.
- Get your own MacBook (none of that "bring your own device" stuff here).
- Have access to growth opportunities with other amazing technology professionals, through tech talks, chapter meetings, and even remote happy hours for tons of fun!
- Improve your English through free lessons with a native English speaker - get to the next level on your communication skills!
- Candidate Referral bonus (promote Ubi to your tech friends, and get paid for it!)
- Miss working in the office? Our cool Florianópolis headquarters is available, whenever you want, with weekly quick massages & tasty snacks, soft drinks, and games
How our process works
- Interview with Tech Recruiter (specific chat about the job opening)
- Client process (this may vary)
- Offer
