Software Engineer IV (JavaScript Application Developer)

CivicPlus is a high-growth technology company committed to creating more positive civic experiences. Inc. Magazine has selected CivicPlus as “One of the Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in the U.S.” since 2011.

Headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, CivicPlus maintains satellite offices in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Tallahassee, Florida, Portland, Oregon, and New Haven, Connecticut, and has remote staff nationwide. Across all our in-office and remote locations, we foster fun, fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative environments.

** Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging**

We believe that diversity drives innovation. The best companies, like the best communities, foster environments in which everyone feels safe to be themselves. We believe our workforce should reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to attracting and retaining those who share our mission of helping government work better through an employee development strategy built on equity and equal opportunity. We promise to foster a culture of inclusion where everyone feels respected, appreciated, and welcome so that together, we create technology to build a better community.

We are looking for an experienced professional with a background in front-end development using a Javascript/Rails technology stack.

** We Offer You**

• An opportunity to help build technology solutions used by over 7,000 local governments and their citizens
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Our core values: purpose-driven, ambitious, trustworthy, team-player, and innovative
• The ability to work with and be inspired by colleagues who share your passion for using technology to improve citizen experiences

Job Overview

We are looking for a senior developer (5+ years of experience) who has:

• 2+ years of experience with Ember/React/Angular
• Comfortable mentoring and guiding other developers

Successful applicants will have a history of learning new technologies and working effectively in a team environment. We’re looking for someone who loves pragmatic, clean solutions and is comfortable working with a rapid, continuous deployment environment.

Our product roadmap involves solving problems in the areas of mapping, geospatial databases, workflow management, external integrations, data analysis, accessibility and more.

** We’ll expect you to (be)**

• Able to design UI/UX experiences for customer facing products
• Comfortable working on a full-time remote team or from any one of our office locations.
• Willing to develop in a pairing environment
• Familiar with testing methodologies and frameworks, including TDD (test driven development)
• Familiar with building and shipping production applications, including CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment).
• Comfortable with git or other revision control systems

What you'll need to succeed

• Senior developer (5+ years of experience) who has:
• 2+ years of experience with Ember/React/Angular
• UI/UX web design experience (mobile experience a plus)
• Experience with HTTP based APIs such as REST, JSONAPI, GraphQL
• Experience with GIS mapping systems or APIs
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable work experience

Above and Beyond

• Experience with Ruby on Rails
• Familiarity with Postgres or other SQL databases in a production environment
• Experience in cloud-based application design, development and deployment ***
  

• Employment Practices**

• CivicPlus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. At CivicPlus, we celebrate and support diversity for the benefit of our employees, products, clients, and communities we serve.

• Upon receiving an offer of employment, candidates must complete required pre-employment screenings, which include a drug test and background screen. The offer of employment is contingent upon this post-offer screening process. All testing will be conducted by a licensed independent administrator, which will follow testing standards and background screens in accordance with state law.