Job Description

About ScrawlrScrawlr is a company building a software platform and series of products dedicated to enabling alternative forms of communication layered on existing internet content, together with delivering superior monetization flexibility and content ownership for content generators. We have recently completed our internal beta and are preparing for our external beta. We are looking forward to bringing on additional like-minded individuals to assist in product launch. The founder, board of directors, and lead investors in Scrawlr have a strong background in a variety of successful, transformational startups, and we are building our platform alongside a number of other startups within a successful ecosystem.Why you should work hereWe are working on a transformational project that we believe will have a global impact, and we expect our team members to solve complex, unique technical problems on a daily basis. Our team members are given a high degree of product ownership, including the latitude to propose and implement approaches that can be divergent from all standard or existing solutions.We are committed to an environment where we seek and adopt the best possible solution to any problem, evaluating solutions on the basis of merit rather than hierarchy. We are looking for leaders who have the capacity to challenge existing solutions, both from within and outside of the organization, and propose superior alternatives.Compensation85k-110k per annum plus an options grant commensurate with capacity for contribution to the teamResponsibilities

• Work on special communications project

• Automatically transitions into the Senior Full-Stack Software Developer role

Required skills or experience

• Four (4) years of experience working on commercial / agency medium-size frontend projects or equivalent

• Experience designing large-scale RESTful API and microservices architecture

• In-depth experience with Laravel/Lumen framework, Node.js

• Experience with WebSocket, WebRTC, SIP

• Good understanding of large scale database architecture, specifically Postgres with exposure to PL/pgSQL

• Experience with Redis

• Experience writing and maintaining automated unit/feature/mutation testing (PHPUnit, Infection, Bats, Jest, etc.)

• Solid analytical and problem-solving mindset combined with experience troubleshooting large scale systems

Nice to have skills or experience

• Solid understanding of building scalable, high performing systems and services

• Expertise with big data, analytics, machine learning, and data personalisation

• Experience working in start-up environments

• Experience with Rust and/or Python programming languages and ecosystems

• PWA project experience

• Experience working on Vue.js framework

• In-depth knowledge of Linux systems

• GitHub profile with sample projects you would like to showcase

If you are interested in changing the way the world communicates, and then subsequently evaluates and monetizes content, we would love to speak with you. This position is a unique opportunity for an individual interested in launching a transformational product in a challenging, dynamic work environment.We are looking for exceptional individuals, and from there we can work with all levels of experience. If what we are doing is of interest to you, but you are not sure if you fit into this role, we look forward to engaging to find the right position.Please note: Candidates must be currently authorized to work in CanadaWe are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Job Types: Full-time, PermanentSalary: $85,000.00-$110,000.00 per yearSchedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• If hired into a fully remote position, do you expect to be available during standard hours in pacific time (pst)? Please answer only 'Yes' or 'No' to this question - we will clarify as required upon reviewing your application.