Essential Qualifications:

• Knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language (we use PHP)
• Experience with framework usage and best practices
• Understanding of common web stacks (apache, nginx, etc.)
• Experience working with relational database systems (MySQL, Postgres, etc.) and NoSQL databases.
• An interest in working with new technologies

What You'll be doing:

• Developing code and technical designs for existing and new products, with a strong focus on quality, performance and maintainability.
• Working in a microservice-oriented suite of applications written mostly in PHP.
• Using tools including AWS, Docker, Vagrant, Terraform and Jenkins to deploy to dynamic, scalable environments.
• Participating in our engineering culture, with an emphasis on contributing ideas, thoughts, and constructive feedback regarding the work of others on our team.
• Working with the engineering team to continually define and refine our technical practices and toolsets.
• Collaborating with designers, front-end developers, and product stakeholders to deliver technical solutions to complex problems.
• Creating and managing data integrations with large, complex third party data stores.
• Assisting with interviewing, onboarding, and training engineers as they join the team.
• Participating in code reviews, both of your code and of others.

Education and Experience:

• At least two years of hands on software engineering in a production environment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or another analytical discipline.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401K with match
• Ventra pre-tax transit benefits
• Near public transit - across the street from Clybourn Metra stop!
• Kitchen stocked with snacks & great coffee
• Cold brew coffee & craft beer on tap
• Flexible vacation/Work from home policies
• Casual dress code
• Group outings
• Competitive salary based on level of experience