Remote Junior Developer - Growth at Funded Startup

Worky; Laguna Beach (CA); Remote; USD 57,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Worky is a funded, remote-first startup hiring a Junior Software Developer to join a small, fast-moving engineering team building a consumer-facing web application.

You'll work with senior engineers, learn in a production environment, and ship features, fix bugs, write tests, and review code. Flexibility to tailor title and schedule with compensation up to $95,000 in Tier 1 cities.

Qualifications

• Solid fundamentals in a modern frontend framework (React, Vue, Angular) and a backend language (Python, Ruby, Node)
• Can read and navigate an existing codebase — you don’t need everything explained line by line
• Understand the basics: version control (Git), REST APIs, relational databases
• Self-directed learner — you Google before you ask, but you ask before you’re stuck for hours
• Strong async communicator — you write clear PR descriptions and flag blockers early

Responsibilities

• Build features — pick up tickets, implement them, get them reviewed, ship them
• Fix bugs — investigate issues, trace them through the stack, and resolve them
• Write tests — maintain and extend test coverage as you go
• Participate in code reviews — review others' code and learn from reviews of yours
• Improve as an engineer — ask questions, pair when stuck, and level up through real production work

Skills

React

Vue

Angular

Python

Ruby

Node

Git

REST APIs

Relational databases

Self-directed learner

Async communicator

Tools

Code reviews

Job description

Worky is a funded, remote-first startup hiring a Junior Software Developer to join a small, fast-moving engineering team building a consumer-facing web application.

You'll work with senior engineers, learn in a production environment, and ship features, fix bugs, write tests, and review code. Flexibility to tailor title and schedule with compensation up to $95,000 in Tier 1 cities.