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

• Build internal fullstack applications

• Build the API connection layer for frontend components

• Collaborating with and provide technical feedback to junior developers and peers

• Contribute to task creation, task breakdown, and distribution

• Improve our infrastructure and continuously improve our Fullstack Team

• Participating in new team member technical on-boarding

Desired skills or experience

• Three (3) years of work experience in a development agency or company development environments

• One (1) year of experience working on Vue.js framework or similar

• One (1) year of experience with Laravel/Lumen framework or similar

• Experience designing RESTful API and microservices architecture

• Good understanding Postgres (SQL) and Redis (In-memory DB), or similar

• Knowledge of API/microservices authentication/security flows (JWT, OAuth and similar)

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

• Solid experience with debugging and identifying performance bottlenecks

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

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

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to have skills or experience

• Experience working in start-up environments

• Experience with Vuex and reactive state management concepts and React components

• Substantial experience with Rust/Node.js and/or Python programming languages and ecosystems

• Chrome/Firefox extension development experience

• PWA project experience

• In-depth knowledge of Linux systems (specifically Ubuntu/Alpine)

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

• 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.