RedShelf prides itself on having a fun and competitive environment. Our team is passionate, entrepreneurial-minded, and always goes the extra mile to get the job done right. We offer the excitement and opportunity of a young, fast-growing, start-up with an extensive client base and a proven track record of success.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Full Stack Developer on the Bookstore and Inclusive team, you will work to integrate our eReader platform with university learning management systems and bookstores. You’ll work on a scrum team to plan sprints, research and design features, write code, review the code of your teammates, and deploy it to production frequently. As a senior member, you’ll be critical in providing guidance on software architecture, providing technical input to the product management team as they define our upcoming projects, and mentoring less experienced developers. Effective communication and collaboration skills are key.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Build new features across the whole technology stack
• Participate in the scrum process: refining and estimating user stories, planning sprints, daily stand up meetings, code reviews
• Provide technical input to the product management team as they prepare user stories for upcoming sprints
• Collaborate with other developers to complete user stories, and with product management to ensure customer needs are met
• Mentor less experienced developers on coding and architecture best practices

Requirements:

• 6-7 years of professional web development experience, Python / Django preferred
• Strong front end development skills with modern JavaScript frameworks
• Experience with software and systems architecture for rapid changes and maintainability
• Ability to mentor junior programmers effectively
• Good communication skills
• Working knowledge of Linux (production systems) and MacOS (development systems)

Other Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience with continuous delivery in a scrum environment
• Experience with higher education software

Why RedShelf?

Since inception, RedShelf has undergone tremendous growth, providing the learning community with the cutting-edge technology to transform education for future generations. The company’s goal is to give students access to course materials with much more functionality and at a much lower price than physical books. To do that, we partner with more than 600+ educational bookstores and publishers, offering students content at a 60 percent discount compared to the paper versions of the books.

Besides our competitive compensation package that includes company stock options, we offer an engaging office culture with frequent on and offsite events including video game tournaments, intramural sports teams, happy hours, volunteer work, and more.

EEO Statement:

RedShelf is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, people of color, individuals with a disability, veterans, and others who would enrich the diversity of RedShelf are encouraged to apply.