Headquarters: Chicago, IL
URL: https://skintertainment.com

Who you are

• Self-Starter: You take initiative, meet deadlines, and creatively solve problems. You are not fearful of legacy code.
• Student: You learn constantly through reading, meet-ups, etc., and apply best practices whenever possible.
• Teacher: You not only command programming fundamentals and concepts, but can also explain design patterns in developing OOP.
• Craftsman: You strive to create code that is tested, maintainable, readable, and re-usable.
• Versatile: You have relevant experience in a wide range of technologies with a strong background in NodeJS in production.

Must Haves

• Highly skilled in NodeJS
• Strong understanding of package management and microservice architecture
• Building, Integrating, and Testing APIs both internal and 3rd Party
• Background and strength in writing tests that matter
• Strong MySQL and MongoDB Experience
• Strong communication skills in the English language

What you will work on

• Improving legacy code and sharing knowledge with team
• Solving complex problems by using your past experience as well as investigating legacy code base
• Authoring code that makes immediate positive impact
• Pairing with teammates sharing domain knowledge
• Authoring tickets when needed using your past experiences to make architectural decisions
• Building highly performant queries and code, locating hot spots and improving legacy code

What we use

• Our general stack: NodeJS 8.17, MySQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, ES6 Javascript, Grunt, Express JS, API Microservice, Jenkins, Debian, Nginx, PM2
• Applications: Slack, Gitlab, Github, NewRelic, Jenkins CI, JIRA, Confluence
• We practice Agile / SCRUM Product Development, host daily stand ups, and work in 2 week sprints
• We're primarily Mac Users and all remote. You can make how you need to.

Bonus points

• You have proven experience maintaining and debugging high trafficked websites in NodeJS
• You truly are a self-starter and hungry for a challenge
• Your daily workflow matches strongly with our stack
• You've had DevOps experience in the NodeJS environment
• You accept and complete a coding challenge

When you apply please include

• A little about yourself, what you're interested in, what you've been doing with regard to code
• A link to your GitHub account (and/or or relevant code samples and contributions)
• A resume and personal website if you have one
• Your desired rate
• You must include the answer to the following question: Are you OK working with adult content both male and female in nature?

To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/sk-intertainment-immediate-position-available-for-sr-mid-level-nodejs-engineers