Full-Stack Software Engineer

About Us:

ParkPlace is a group of young but seasoned parking veterans that is on a mission to change the entire parking industry through digitization and centralization. As a company, we’ve been through two pivots (our most recent one through COVID-19) and we’ve emerged stronger ever since. We have five full-time team members and are looking to expand to 8 by the end of the new year.

For more information, check out our website: www.parkplaceapp.io or our Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parkplaceapp/

The Product:

At ParkPlace, our mission is to build and implement technologies to solve the decentralization and fragmentation of the parking industry. ParkPlace used its knowledge as former operators to build a one-stop-shop inventory management platform to sell as an enterprise SaaS solution to parking operators. By syncing all 3rd-party platforms, we provide our clients with an all-in-one dashboard where they can manage inventory and rates for all their locations.

We solve quite a niche issue. Oftentimes it’s difficult for non-parking people to understand the nature of our value proposition. We’ve discovered that the best explanation is as follows: imagine you own a restaurant with two revenue streams-- online and offline. As a profit-maximizing businessperson, you choose to sell on as many different online platforms (Postmates, UberEats, Caviar, Doordash, etc) as possible. Managing all of those channels at once is quite a challenge. You would have to balance a multitude of tedious tasks such as managing orders, updating menus, changing prices, handling customer complaints… you get the point. That same issue exists in the parking industry. Parking operators sell their spaces on online platforms (SpotHero, ParkWhiz, ParkMobile, Airport Parking Reservations, Cheap Airport Parking, and many more) and have trouble managing all platforms simultaneously. ParkPlace mitigates these issues by integrating all these systems into one.

What We’re Looking For:

• You are a motivated & self-driven person, looking for a new challenge.
• You are proactive & capable of thinking strategically, as well as executing masterfully.
• You don’t necessarily have all the skills now, but you have a high drive to learn.
• You are keen on developing your communication skills, leadership skills, and organizational abilities.
• You write clean, modular, and testable code.
• You have a problem-solving aptitude.
• You are up-to-date with the industry practices (agile, versioning, and security).
• You have a degree in ​Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Your Job:

We are looking for a talented and passionate full-stack developer to help us build and scale our platform. Currently, we are a small and agile team that’s in the process of transitioning from the product-market fit stage to a growth stage. Your role will not only be a developer. We are a small team and every team member does a little bit of everything. That being said, you will be tasked with project management, speaking with customers, and developing the product. Furthermore, you will need to interact with other technical people working on the project (other frontend & backend developers). We expect you to be well-versed in current technological trends and familiar with a variety of business concepts.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Own the internal technology strategy and operations (team included).
• Develop a scalable architecture using cutting-edge technologies.
• Improve our product’s backend/frontend features.
• Help to maintain and improve code quality and organization.
• Build and improve existing agile Software Development Lifecycle.
• Discover and implement new technologies that yield a competitive advantage.
• Be a driving force in the company's leadership team - share your passion, thoughts and help us build a great company that attracts top talent.

Hard skills requirements:

• 3+ years of industry experience working on backend/frontend services is required!
• You have built strong and scalable infrastructure using AWS, including but not limited to lambda, docker, and load balancers.
• You have experience working with database technology such as Mongo DB, as well as back-end languages like NodeJS.
• You have experience building apps using React.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing startup in the evolving parking industry.
• A challenging and innovative work environment with a driven team.
• The opportunity to become a pillar in this endeavor.
• Flexibility and responsibility instead of a 9-to-5 mentality.
• Competitive salary & stock options plan.