Senior Full Stack Engineer

Summary

Join Thinkific, a leading software platform revolutionizing online learning and earning, as a Senior Full Stack Engineer. You will contribute to a high-impact product, work on challenging projects, and mentor team members. Responsibilities include authoring reliable code, troubleshooting platform issues, participating in architectural design, estimating project efforts, sharing knowledge through mentorship and training, and conducting technology research. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of full-stack development experience, including experience in a SaaS environment, and expertise in various programming languages, frameworks, and databases. Thinkific offers a competitive compensation package, flexible work arrangements, comprehensive benefits, and ample professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Has 5+ years of experience working in a full stack development role, and at least 1+ years of experience working in a SaaS environment
• Has experience with modern server-side programming languages (Ruby, Node, etc.)
• Is knowledgeable and experienced with modern web frameworks (Ruby on Rails, etc.)
• Has strong knowledge of at least one modern JavaScript libraries/framework such as Nextjs
• Has advanced knowledge of server-side languages and frameworks (Ruby, Node, etc.)
• Demonstrates a practical understanding of Web APIs, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Showcases the ability to design and implement GraphQL APIs
• Has experience with relational databases, SQL, and engines like PostgreSQL
• Loves to learn and grow. They’ve found (and keep looking for) ways to level up their skills in this field, whether that’s through formal education, gaining professional experience, or maybe even building their own business
• Adaptable and a proven problem solver
• Has experience in instrumenting and monitoring applications with tools like New Relic or DataDog etc

Responsibilities

• Author code that is reliable, well-rounded, and sets an example to other team members
• Effectively diagnose and troubleshoot problems within the Thinkific platform
• Participate in architectural design, review, and implementation of production-quality features
• Actively help others to coordinate and design architecture that is fit for the coding area while identifying common patterns that will reduce technical debt and enable efficiency and quality
• Participate in effort and complexity estimation for new product features and tasks
• Share knowledge with others through mentorship, clear documentation, code reviews, pair programming, and training sessions. Use code reviews as a teaching opportunity
• Work with your team to conduct new technology research, bringing fresh ideas and concepts to bear on product development

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building real-time AI web applications
• Knowledge and experience with cloud-based server infrastructures, particularly Cloudflare

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package including base salary, equity, team-wide bonuses, and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Flexible Paid Time Off to maintain mental and physical health. Our team is encouraged to take a minimum 4 weeks of vacation, plus Thinker Holidays (extended long weekends in the summer) and time off for the December holiday season
• Health Benefits and Wellness: Comprehensive benefits starting on Day 1 include health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family, $3,000 for mental health care, a short-term health plan, and an additional health or personal spending account. Plus, family friendly benefits include generous parental leave top-ups for up to 32 weeks, as well as fertility coverage and personalized return to work options
• Flexible Work . Choose to work from home from anywhere in Canada, at our Vancouver HQ, a co-working space, or anywhere there’s wifi for a change of scenery
• Learning & Growth. An annual $1500 USD Learn and Grow fund for conferences, seminars, or courses, plus training, mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities
• A home office setup so you’re ready to succeed with a company-owned Macbook Pro and a budget to order a desk, chair, or any accessories to help you work comfortably and productively
• $50 CAD per month to treat yourself with snacks, lunch, or groceries to cook at home