Back-end developer for early stage startup

Yepstr offers a unique chance to be a part of something from the start and combines exciting technical challenges with the possibility to have a positive impact on the world by helping reduce youth unemployment. We also happen to be well funded meaning you can live the start-up life without the noodle diet. Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EtlUOMbdPk for a brief teaser

We are looking for a 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?

Your role will continuously develop as the company grows but initially you will be our back-end expert which entails working tightly with the CTO on the following:
– Define the future technical platform of yepstr incl. architecture, framework choices, development methodology, tools etc.
– Build a modular and scalable back-end that can work across both mobile and web for large amounts of users
– Create the underlying functionality to enable a marketplace including communications (chat, sms, email) and payments between users
– Get the product (initally html based) to work on iOS and Android by using react, Cordova and similar tools

The deal

In addition to a salary and an employee stock option program you will be a part of a young, diverse and highly motivated group of people. We work very closely together which means we learn a lot from each other be it development, AD/UX, marketing or how to run a small company. We also have fun together, drink beer, play games, eat dinner, party, exercise etc. Finally, we don’t believe in facetime and love flexibility which means we find the hours that work for us and get the job done.

However make no mistake, we are a start-up which means that we will, at least for the first year, not be able to give you the fantastic salary you deserve.

Skills & Requirements

We believe you are dependable developer who prefers a high working tempo, variation and learning from other exceptionally driven people. You like working in a team using agile and test-driven approaches. You like to experiment and you are not afraid of trying new things and learning from your mistakes.

You are experienced in different web and/or mobile 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 have experience in several of the following:
+ Scaling software to hundreds of thousands or even millions of users
+ App- development for iOS/Android (maybe with cordova)
+ Reactjs, node.js and other javascript frameworks / toolkits
+ Payment solutions (both in and outbound)
+ Chat or voice communication

About the company

At its core, yepstr is an innovative marketplace – a scalable technical solution with large commercial potential. However, yepstr is also social entrepreneurship at its finest and with it we hope to reduce youth unemployment and create the next generation of entrepreneurs. If you are passionate about actually having an impact and improving the world we live in – then this is the ship you need to board.

Although we were just recently founded we have very strong supporters such as one of Swedens 10 richest people, one of the founders of one of the largest asset management companies in the world and one of the first 10 people at Spotify.

They say it’s all about execution and not so much about the idea… Still, having a few months head start is worth its weight in gold. Therefore we keep the description above vague, however if you match any of the job descriptions below our just happen to be passionate about web and mobile development, design, user experiences or fixing youth unemployment then give us a call, lets have coffee and we’ll tell you more!