Lead Web Developer (full stack)

Mavrx; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

Mavrx is seeking an exceptionally motivated software engineer to build distributed, high-throughput applications that scale.

You will partner with product and design to understand customer needs, architect, test, and refine the platform, and push frequent updates across services and APIs.

The role offers ownership of features from concept to production, with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and clean code.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and Django skills.
• Experience building distributed, scalable services.
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and design to understand needs and iterate quickly.
• Own features from architecture through testing and deployment.
• Work across the stack to improve performance and reliability.
• Develop APIs and integrate with third parties.
• Analyze and optimize code for efficiency.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

Algorithms

Test-driven development

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

Django

Django REST framework

Fabric

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Company Description

Mavrx uses imaging to bring the benefits of big data to the $1 Trillion agriculture industry. The Mavrx platform provides an aerial crop monitoring service that saves growers money by helping them more efficiently deploy their workforce & expensive resources (such as fertilizer and pesticides).

With an easy-to-use web platform, growers get a real-time management dashboard for their entire field without having to physically walk the farm. Using frequent imagery (from drones, planes, & satellites), and proprietary crop-specific analytics based on hard science, Mavrx not only remotely measures crop health, but identifies issues before they are visible to the naked eye.

The Mavrx platform is already used by some of the top farms and wine producers around the world. What Mavrx has delivered is a measurable improvement in the efficiency of field management, and that’s just with the minimum viable product.

Job Description

We are looking for exceptionally motivated, self-starting engineer with strong e xperience building distributed, high-throughput applications that scale.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with our product and design teams to understand customer needs, come up with solutions, and then prototype, iterate and launch frequently

• Be an owner of what you build as you architect, test, and refine the Mavrx platform

• Tackle a wide variety of technical problems throughout the stack and contribute daily to all parts of our code base

• Develop APIs, both to power continuing product development and to interact with third parties

• Analyze and optimize code for efficiency and performance

Qualifications

Requirements

• Solid knowledge of Python and the following frameworks: Django, Django REST framework, Fabric

• Keen grasp of scalability, systems engineering, design patterns, and algorithms

• Mastery of relational databases (MySQL and PostgresSQL) for high-performance environments (experience with NoSQL solutions like MongoDB, CouchDB and Cassandra a big plus)

• Strong experience with JavaScript (including: jQuery, Backbone, RequireJS), and familiarity with CSS and HTML

• Experience with cloud-based (AWS) infrastructure

• Ability to define and implement software development best practices including test-driven development

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or strong computer science fundamentals (Java / C++)

Additional Information

Position Details

This is a full-time salaried position with stock options and benefits.