Nift is disrupting performance marketing, delivering millions of new customers to brands every month while creating a unique recurring revenue share for our partners. Over 37 million people use Nift to discover and try new products and services — from music, jewelry, and wine delivery, to neighborhood restaurants and bars. We are actively looking for a Full Stack Developer - Front End to join our Product team. We are a well-managed, data-driven, cash-flow-positive company with a customer-first mindset. Our investors are the same folks who invested in Fitbit, Warby Parker, Wayfair, and Twitter. This front end developer position will be critical to the success of Nift. Our engineering team is small but experienced- this role is a fit for anyone interested in joining a startup, moving quickly and collaboratively. While Nift does not have an office, our product team meets regularly (1x per week) inBoston, MA.
The Role:
The Full Stack Developer - Front End will report to a founding team member, Nift's VP of Product. As a Full Stack Developer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our web applications. Your expertise in Ruby on Rails will be essential for creating efficient, well-designed and scalable server-side solutions, while your proficiency in Front End JavaScript frameworks (Vue.js preferred, React also acceptable) will contribute to crafting exceptional user experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other developers, to deliver outcomes for Nift. To be successful, the candidate will need to have strong design capabilities while being resourceful, analytical, and possessing a "get things done" mentality.
What You Will Do:
- Develop, maintain, and enhance web applications using Ruby on Rails, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security.
- Own projects from start to finish, including the development (full stack, API and front end), testing, and deployment.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to best practices and coding standards.
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to team members and receiving feedback to improve your own skills.
- Collaborate with product managers and designers to gather and refine project requirements, contributing your technical expertise to shape the application architecture and design.
- Troubleshoot and debug issues, perform testing, and optimize application performance to ensure a seamless user experience.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices, and apply them to ongoing and future projects.
- Assist in documenting code, processes, and solutions to ensure knowledge sharing and maintainable development.
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience as a Full Stack Developer, with a focus on Ruby on Rails and Front End JavaScript frameworks (Vue.js preferred, React acceptable)
- Ability to meet the engineering team regularly in Boston, MA
- Solid understanding of web application architecture, RESTful APIs, and database design
- Proficiency in Ruby on Rails, including ActiveRecord, MVC architecture, and familiarity with Gems
- Experience with Front End technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and a modern JavaScript framework (Vue.js preferred, React acceptable)
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work well in a collaborative team environment
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and Agile development methodologies
- Familiarity with testing frameworks (RSpec) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines is a plus
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Self-motivated, eager to learn, and able to adapt to new technologies and challenges
- Unique opportunity to join a cash-flow positive company in hyper growth mode
- Significantly impact our partners' and Nift's growth, scale and future success
- Work remotely, competitive salary and benefits
- Career progression: Nift is a growing company and offers a wide range of opportunities based on performance, desired interest, your contribution and impact