Full Stack Developer

This is a senior position. We are looking for someone with expertise in development with an interest in shaping and growing products. We are a fast moving start-up, with plenty of opportunities for career growth.

At Pitchbooking, we want to get people more physically active. Our approach is simple - we want to build the simplest booking platform for sports facilities so that the main barrier to doing sport - booking the place to play - can be reduced to a 30 second breeze! More use of facilities also means that these vital community assets are protected, which ultimately leads to healthier and stronger communities!

Essential Criteria

• You have a fun and positive approach to your work, and treat others well
• Experience using JavaScript
• Experience building production-ready front-end applications in React
• Experience with Node.js and writing server-side JavaScript
• Ability to create clean and organized code
• Able to clearly express opinions on product design, while respecting the thoughts and opinions of their peers
• Strong communication skills
• Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with engineers and non-engineering stakeholders alike
• Experience with essential JavaScript project build tools: npm, Webpack and Babel (or similar)

Desirable Criteria

• Understanding the vision and goals for a web product, and looking at things from a user perspective
• Ability to craft leading-edge front-end interactions
• Experience with Express and/or Parse
• Understanding of best practices for using libraries, version control, and sticking to a shared software development process
• Experience monitoring and maximizing the SEO of a web product