About WillHire:

WillHire is a fast-growing early-stage company in the US, Canada, and India. We are bound to scale into 15 countries in the next 24 months. Our founding team has industry transformation expertise in Staffing, Recruitment & Human capital services serving several fortune enterprises. We are disrupting the age-old process with automation and optimization in the staffing industry and are already profitable in the current state.  Our current primary product line serves as a Direct Sourcing & Talent Pool solution which optimizes contingent labor programs and puts the majority of traditionally run processes on autopilot using our CRM and AI. We believe in experimental disruption through an iterative process and highly encourage our employees to run these experiments as they see fit. 

About this opportunity: 

In our journey of continuous disruption with a goal to serve our customers better, we have a need to understand deeper operational challenges and use technology and automation. We are looking for a Sr. Principal Developer who has full stack experience in building enterprise-ready applications. This is not strictly a Node.js opportunity but is to take ownership of our Mobile app stack which is a combination of Node.js/React/ReactNative, While the primary skill needed is Node.js. We expect to hire several full-stack dev who need to be groomed and mentored across the team by the person in this role.  

What You’ll Do:

As a Sr. Node.js Developer, you'll be instrumental in creating our next-generation products, crafting a delightful user experience. In your role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a big impact within our small team, and plenty of room to grow, helping to shape our team and culture. Collaboration and a passion for solving challenging problems will be key to your success. 

• Develop custom software - yes, this position is 80-90% coding

• Develop new features with a focus on API Development; working within an Agile environment.

• Assist in the design of project architecture working with VP of Engineering. 

• Write code for the application scaffolding and complex features.

• Practice good engineering hygiene; follow & advocate for best practices; provide mentorship &/or training for others, as needed.

• Approach challenges with a growth mindset.

• Assign project tasks and issues for yourself and junior team members.

• Review team members' work and give constructive feedback on improvements.

• Develop junior team member’s ability to work through problems, interact with clients, and design practical solutions.

• Meet clients in person or remotely to give regular updates and ensure the team is staying tied to their needs.

• Create design documents and key artifacts for the project.

• Meet with operations leaders to discuss project goals, solution quality, schedule and progress, and the overall client relationship.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of professional experience with Node.js development at scale; using modern Node.js REST frameworks, like Fastify/Express or Restify etc.

• 5+ years of professional experience with Mobile application development.

• 5+ years of professional experience with SQL databases; ability to write efficient queries and benchmark/profile them.

• Experience implementing responsive front-end leveraging  front end themes and custom HTML’s delivered to be embedded to rollout features

• Professional experience with: creating automated unit & integration tests; performance debugging & benchmarking; and Git version control.

• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming; and RESTful API Development.

• Strong understanding of API security

• Experience with caching layers on API/Database etc.

• Strong verbal & written communication skills; including documentation skills.

• Prior professional experience working on a fully remote, distributed engineering team.

• Proficient with GitHub

• A portfolio of projects utilizing the above skills

• Excellent communication skills

Bonus points for experience with:

• Bonus points for experience with: Amazon Web Services; Docker; Kubernetes

• Development of full-stack web applications using open-source frameworks

• Highly preferred Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Compensation:

• Market Competitive Salary + Equity

Location: 

• Remote - anywhere 

• Work Authorization : Other valid work visa
• Experience Level : 6+ Years
• Travel required : No travel required
• Shift timings: 9 AM to 5 PM