We believe that learning a language should be fun, rewarding, and a gateway to the best experiences life has to offer. If you agree, we’d love to talk.
Voxy is looking for a talented Full Stack Engineer who wants to dramatically improve the way millions of people around the world learn English. Our development environment is fast-paced and Agile, and this developer will be too! Have a GitHub account or a blog? Let us know!
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Build great user experiences for students who speak different languages and live all over the planet.
- Use modern Javascript and Python tools to build fluid, engaging front-end web applications in a SPA architecture.
- Collaborate with Designers and Product Managers to iteratively refine features.
- Work with QA to build code that is testable, and with Ops to build code that is deployable and measurable.
- Help solve one of the hardest problems in education with the smartest team in EdTech.
What We’re Looking For:
- Familiar with modern front end tools such as coffeescript, backbone.js, underscore, LESS, Jade
- On the backend, familiar with tools like SQL (PostgreSQL), NoSQL (MongoDB), Django, Amazon Web Services
- Curiosity and knowledge about the technologies and architectural patterns underlying the web.
- Knows how to measure and optimize page speed.
- Humble, wise or funny (pick 2)
- Hackathon or Startup Weekend experience a major plus!
Working here, you'll enjoy:
- Competitive salary and stock options
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending benefits
- Gym reimbursement, Citibike, FancyHands account
- Ongoing professional development
- Reimbursement for attendance at industry or professional conferences
- On-site language classes
- Monthly team outings
- Unlimited snacks and beverages and access to beer fridge
- Awesome team of super bright, creative, talented, and passionate individuals
- Sweet space in downtown Manhattan easily accessible by many trains