(Contract) Full-Stack Engineer Chicago

Hourly-based compensation with potential to grow into a full-time role.

Interview Process

2 conversations with Loper’s co-founders; short technical assessment (~2.5hr total).

About Us

Loper helps students learn their where. We believe that students succeed best when they’re on a path that suits them, and that all starts with finding the educational opportunity where they’re best positioned to learn.

What we're looking for

We’re looking for a full-stack engineer who is excited about taking on longer-term projects that contribute to our long-term product development roadmap. You’ll work with Loper’s co-founders to manage the execution of these projects after our app’s initial release in April. You’re comfortable across the stack, and you’re excited to learn new things. You’ll work hand-in-hand with our product development team.

Responsibilities

1. Integrate into our current product development process across back-end and front-end projects.
2. Report to Loper’s co-founder managing product.
3. Engage regularly with external contractors to design and own multiple ~monthly projects in our product roadmap.
4. Work within Loper’s current tech stack and contribute to our growing codebase.
5. Work within a sprint-based methodology to meet deadlines and collaborate with the rest of Loper’s team.

Preferred qualifications

1. Background in or recent training in full-stack software development.
2. Familiarity with GitHub, project tracking software (e.g., JIRA), relational databases, AWS tooling, and React front-end frameworks.

Note: This is a contractual role, with salary contingent on previous job experience. This role has the potential to join Loper’s team full-time.

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