Lead Application Developer at Never Settle (Denver, CO) (allows remote)
Job Description
This is a part-to-full time contract position to lead specific application development projects at Never Settle, spanning a diverse range of technologies. We will only consider candidates who follow ALL instructions in the "How to Apply" section below.
Never Settle (NS) is not a typical company. We do not have a tiered hierarchy and we do not have managers. Everyone in the company will lead projects from day 1 and the expectation is that you have the skills, drive, determination, and resourcefulness to carry the projects for which you’re responsible from concept to completion, on time, by proactively managing all the necessary intermediary steps: completing work items, coordinating team resources, communicating with clients and team members, organizing schedules, and staying on top of every detail at a pace that would confound most typical employees and their bosses. Never Settle does not have the resources to afford the overhead and inefficiencies of traditional supervision and task micromanagement models where there is a lot of overlap and wasted time in the efforts of multiple people.
We are passionate about maintaining a peer-to-peer mentorship environment across skill sets so that we can all learn new things, but this should not be confused with the traditional comfort of having someone to tell you what to do and then check up on you to make sure it gets done and done well. If every single person doesn’t drive their own projects as if each project was its own little company, then it will increase the burden on all the members and make team success very difficult. If you are not comfortable operating at a high level of attention to detail and are not accustomed to taking every task or idea deliverable and producing something better than what was originally envisioned and handed to you, then Never Settle will not be a great environment for you. Our people are our most valuable assets and we will deeply invest into your success but we do need an experienced self motivated, self driven, high performing developer to hit the ground running. While we are based in Denver we have team members in 3 countries and our preference would be someone extremely comfortable with a remote working environment.
Skills Requirements
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead Roku and Mobile App development at Never Settle
- Prior experience developing Roku apps especially with a background in building external authentication and analytics integration is a huge plus for this position, but a seasoned programming background (3-5+ years) with practical and diverse API experience is adequate (if you are a fast learner)
- Innovate and expand existing Roku app forward thinking to offer advanced features and benefits for users
- Create a rapid Roku App dev process that can be offered as a service to new clients
- Lead other streaming media development for apps like Boxee, Xbox, and others
- Maintain existing iOS and Android apps and develop new ones
- This position will also branch out into general application development, API integrations, code maintenance, and feature updates across a host of platforms
- You will also potentially be involved in HTML5 game development, contributing to the constant stream of custom PHP / WordPress development going on at NS, tapped for some amazing integration work across a host of products and APIs in the near future, and inherit mobile app dev and maintenance lead roles as NS expands.
- It's important to note that we do extensive work integrating apps with WordPress, so strong WordPress familiarity is critical, and the deeper your experience with building custom solutions on top of WordPress the stronger an applicant you will be
Additional Responsibilities/Expectations:
- Freedom to develop own ideas and bring to market with share of profit
- Proactive communication skills
- Highly detailed oriented
- Natural problem solver - your approach should always be "how are we going to solve this problem?" not "can we solve this problem?"
About Never Settle
We are a nimble, lean-oriented, tight knit group of technology non-settlers with strengths across the gamut of engineering, creative, and entrepreneurial disciplines. We have a very distinctive culture that is centered on trying our best to honor our Creator by being good stewards with the skills and resources He has given us in the context of our company and our individual lives. We view life holistically (you won't find topics like religion and politics off limits at work among us).
We put a cap on working hours to intentionally avoid burnout and have numerous company holidays throughout the year. We also strive to keep everyone fitted to the projects they are most passionate about and best equipped to handle. We have a happy hour gaming break on Fridays, and numerous other quirks that make the Never Settle culture unique and rewarding.
Who you’ll work with
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