Senior Developer, sports nut at Varsity News Network (Indianapolis, IN; Grand Rapids, MI) (allows remote)
Job Description
We're looking for a Senior Developer interested in making an impact on high school athletes across the country.
Varsity News Network is a Michigan company creating technology to reshape high school sports media from the ground up. We believe in the power of storytelling, and we're creating technology to help fans tell the stories of local high school athletes.
We place tremendous value on technology, but we're a media company of 20 passionate makers and hustlers, who believe in the disruptive impact technology can have on media. Working with our tight-knit team, you won't have to worry about big company bureaucracy, and you'll have the opportunity to impact all aspects of product design, development and direction.
It goes without saying you're an extremely talented developer, but you should view yourself as more than that. You should care deeply about not only creating amazing products, but also about the impact that product has on real people.
What you'll be doing:
- Hand-code creative sports applications with an OCD attention to detail
- Create multi-site web applications using PHP, MySQL, and the LAMP stack
- Contribute to concept development and technical strategy with a multi-disciplinary team
Compensation:
-Great salary and benefits, of course.
-Free snacks at the office
-Tickets to development conferences and meetups
- A focus on personal and professional growth
You're likely already among the most talented developers in your network - our commitment is to help you broaden your influence, and develop into the developer you were meant to be.
If we're describing you, apply today by sending us your portfolio. Show us your skills, your commitment, and your passion by sending us some code examples, and telling us why you’re proud of them.
Skills Requirements
About Varsity News Network
Varsity News Network is like ESPN.com for high schools. VNN helps schools leverage social technologies and mobilize passionate fans to promote their sports teams, in doing so crafting a unique and memorable experience for high school athletes.
Check out an example of what we mean at salinehornets.com
Joel Test score: 10 out of 12
The Joel Test is a twelve-question measure of the quality of a software team.
- Do you use source control?
- Can you make a build in one step?
- Do you make daily builds?
- Do you have a bug database?
- Do you fix bugs before writing new code?
- Do you have an up-to-date schedule?
- Do you have a spec?
- Do programmers have quiet working conditions?
- Do you use the best tools money can buy?
- Do you have testers?
- Do new candidates write code during their interview?
- Do you do hallway usability testing?
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