Back-end developer for early stage startup

Are your dreams lined with code? Can well-structured, test-driven and scalable web-solutions make your eyes water? Can you put on your headphones and make the keys glow when required, but also take a step back and see the big picture when that’s required?

Do you want to be a part of the next big startup?

Yepstr is now looking for an exceptionally talented developer who is ready to grab the helm and be a driving force in our product development team. You will join as one of yepstr’s first team members, and will be a part of laying the foundation that the business will be built on. Total ownership and responsibility from day one.

So – what would be my role?

As yepstr’s backend developer you are essentially the CTO’s right hand. We will depend on you for providing input into and delivering the technical vision as effectively as possible.

You will have one of the most critical roles within yepstr from the second you walk in through the door. Your role will also continuously develop as the company grows, so it is important that you are versatile and can handle change and growing demands.

As an example – you will be the trusted advisor and brainstorming partner of the CTO and help define the future technical platform of yepstr. Although the prototype exists there are still large opportunities to influence architecture, framework choices, development methodology, tools etc.

The deal

In addition to being part of the ride of your life, selected candidates will receive an offer including both salary and an employee stock option program.

However make no mistake –we will, at least for the first year, not be able to give you the fantastic salary you deserve and ask you to leave that fancy office to join us in the rusty shoebox we call home / the office (actually... it's a pretty nice office so we got that going for us)

Skills & Requirements

We believe you are an experienced, dependable developer who prefers a high working tempo and enjoys learning from other exceptionally driven people. You like working with a team and are used to working agile and test-driven. You like to experiment and you are not afraid of trying new things and learning from mistakes.

You enjoy taking some time off after a major deliverable and discussing with your team members what went well and what could be improved for next time. You enjoy variation and have examples of times in your life when you’ve had to make radical changes to your approach to be effective. When you’re passionate about something you often end up pouring yourself into the task, making the keyboard glow like fire. At the same time you’re able to relax and kick back to celebrate a job well done.

You are experienced in different web technologies and can choose the right tool for the right purpose whether it’s databases, infrastructure, programming languages or libraries. You have a good understanding for data structures and algorithms as well as how to apply them to design pragmatic solutions.

We consider it a great advantage if you in addition have experience some of the following:

• Scaling software to hundreds of thousands or even millions of users
• App- development for iOS/Android (with cordova, even better)
• React, node.js, angular and other javascript frameworks / toolkits
• Payments solutions (both in and outbound)