Full-Stack Engineer – Remote Jobs

Job Type: Lead Full-Stack Engineer from home
Location: Philadelphia work from home
Company: Lumosity

In terms of brain training, Lumos Labs is the industry leader. Playing more than 7 billion training games, nearly 100 million people have improved their cognitive abilities since Lumosity’s 2007 start. We support people in maintaining mental stimulation through engaging, scientifically based activities that are fun and meaningful.

We bring together a variety of fields, from neuroscience to art, to produce an exciting and approachable brain training program that makes cognitive research available to anyone. To continuously develop our product, we incorporate user-friendly design, scientific research, and interaction with our user base. We work together with more than 100 top researchers and doctors from universities all around the world through the Human Cognition Project.

OUR SEARCH IS FOR

• We are seeking a Lead Full-Stack Engineer with experience in both web frontend and backend development to join our team in developing Lumosity, our flagship product for consumers.
• You will collaborate closely with engineering colleagues in this position to architect software systems and create widely used applications. Additionally, you will frequently communicate with stakeholders, designers, product managers, and subject matter experts.
• The ideal applicant is passionate about cognitive health and wellbeing, has experience launching many software products that are utilized by big audiences, and uses a variety of technical architectures and languages.

Responsibilities:

• The majority of this work involves actual coding.
• Take the lead in making decisions on the design of the system and code.
• Take the lead in defining the implementation specifics (the how) by collaborating with technical colleagues to produce plans and documents that describe the process of developing, testing, and delivering the product to clients.
• Our product is implemented using TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Node.js, and AWS hosting technology.
• Engage in partnerships with product managers, stakeholders, and business leaders to assist the business and product team in defining software requirements (the what).
• Contribute your expertise to the team’s decision-making process regarding system and code design inside our current tech stack environment.
• Using your years of experience as a mentor and guide on subjects like software system architecting solutions, coding best practices, task breakdown from requirements, effort estimation, and consistently fulfilling expectations will help colleagues become more proficient.
• Increase your knowledge and abilities by cooperating with teammates who have different backgrounds, levels of experience, and domain knowledge.
• Interact with coworkers, partners both inside and outside the company, and stakeholders.
• Engage in agile, continuously-improving development processes and provide guidance.

Requirements:

IDENTITY OF YOU

• At heart, a coder
• Independent and inwardly driven
• Energized when a big user base use your program
• Enthusiastic about collaborating in small groups to achieve success
• Eager to understand what is required in order to carry out obligations
• Eager to assist others in realizing their greatest mental potential
• Proficient communicator
• Happy with ambiguity and ecstatic about reducing the unknown
• A desire to recognize and reduce risk in a proactive manner

THINGS YOU OWN

• Substantial experience in the field, probably 15 years or longer
• Completed numerous software projects utilizing a range of technologies
• Expertise developing high-volume, high-performing software solutions for a big user base
• Significant experience working in a diverse team to successfully launch software products; a group of peer colleagues lifting the entire group; significant expertise utilizing a strongly typed language
• An attitude of growth

WHAT WE PROVIDE

• The thrill and adventure of a fledgling firm combined with the experience and security of a more established one that has significant revenue and a solid infrastructure.
• a remote-first culture, assembling a workforce that works across the Eastern to Pacific time zones in the United States.
• Competitive benefits packages, comparable to later-stage companies’ salaries and perks, and ownership options comparable to those from earlier stages of the company.
• Flexible time off to relax, reset, and rejuvenate throughout the year, along with a holiday break at the end of the year.
• generous medical, dentistry, and vision benefits provided by the employer (with options for single, married couples, domestic partners, and families).
• Budget for ongoing education for conferences, professional and skill-building courses on Coursera, Udemy, and books.
• Reimbursements for cell phone, internet, coworking, fitness, and wellbeing each month.