Full Stack JavaScript Developer

This is a remote position open to applicants living in Argentina or Uruguay.

Would you like to work on meaningful, ambitious projects with an exceptional team?

Rotunda is seeking an experienced Full Stack JavaScript Developer to help create a new generation of software tools for non-profits. Our flagship products are actively used by over 3,500 non-profits and one million volunteers. The person who fills this position will contribute to these robust, well-established products while also architecting brand new tools to help non-profits make the world a better place. In addition to excellent technical skills, this position requires attention to detail, and the ability to work well in a fast-paced, flexible, and ego-free environment.

Our proprietary, modularized frontend framework is built using open source tools developed at Rotunda in conjunction with James Halliday (a.k.a @substack), and our sophisticated backend infrastructure is built with technologies that include Node.js, Express, MySQL, and AWS Lambda, and an isomorphic JavaScript domain layer. The individual who fills this position will be able to learn, leverage, and curate these unique and powerful tools.

Rotunda is a talented, dedicated, international team, passionate about doing meaningful work and building extraordinary products that people love. Our mission is to help people do good things, and our unique culture is rooted in a set of shared values.

Responsibilities

• Participate in three week, self-regulated development sprints
• Learn and leverage our specialized frontend and backend frameworks
• Implement elegant, intricate, and responsive user experiences using JavaScript
• Write well structured, polished HTML and SCSS for pages and components
• Help design, develop, and test backend application logic using Node.js
• Carefully track action items to maintain the efficiency of the team

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• At least 5 years of working experience with JavaScript, HTML & CSS
• Experience with Node.js, Express, relational databases, and AWS
• Advanced Proficiency in English
• A love for simple, elegant solutions to complex problems
• Attention to detail and a love for polished user experiences
• The ability to work well in a service-focused, ego-free environment
• A desire to do great work on meaningful products

Benefits

• Salary determined by experience, minimum USD 4,000 + bonus
• Flexible working hours
• A freedom unique to self-funded, profitable companies
• A strong, closely-knit team
• A focus on growth including one-on-one mentoring and capacity building courses
• Work-life balance and a fully remote work environment done right
• Retreats (past destinations include Uruguay, Mexico, and Costa Rica)
• Paid sabbatical program