Backend Developer

VinAudit.com Inc. is a data and analytics startup specialized in automotive data. Since launching in 2011, VinAudit.com has aggregated billions of vehicle-related records, helped millions of consumers evaluate a car purchase, and served thousands of automotive businesses with access to our unique datasets. Our head office is in Washington State, USA, and we have a subsidiary in Canada.

We are now seeking software professionals to grow our business. You would be joining a team of around 50+ individuals who work remotely and globally including in the United States, Canada, the Philippines, India and Pakistan, and China

Work Setup:

• Preferred location: Remote, supporting US-based business
• Core work hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Pacific Time (US)
  
  
  

Compensation and Benefits:

• USD $2,200-$3,100 per month, depending on skill level
• Profit sharing
• Employer sponsored Health Plan
  
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Leading the design, implementation, and rollout of key backend systems and data products.
• Managing production systems to maintain high quality and reliability for our clients.
• Collaborating with other developers and team members to promote our collective growth.
• Developing and maintaining documentation for software systems and applications.
• Mentoring junior developers to help them improve their skills and knowledge.
• Optimizing our production systems to be as maintenance-free as possible.
• Data scraping
  
  
  

Opportunities:

• Leading major development initiatives from design to deployment.
• Leveraging our original datasets to tackle unsolved, industry-wide problems.
• Optimizing our systems and processes across the full stack.
• Exploring new ideas around data-oriented web businesses.
  
  
  

Qualifications and requirements: If the answer to most of the following questions is YES, let's talk!

• Do you have a passion for software development that extends beyond school and work?
• Have you completed some meaningful side projects that you can tell us about?
• Are you comfortable with Linux, Python, SQL databases, and similar technologies?
• Do you have experience of designing, building and supporting a production system from scratch?
• Are you comfortable working remotely and independently while staying in good communication with various stakeholders?
  
  
  

This is a unique and challenging role that will require someone who is able to jump in independently on new projects, communicate clearly with our distributed team, and write a lot of well-organized code each day. If this has piqued your curiosity, please reply with an explanation for your interest to help us kick off the conversation.

Important Note: Only those who are shortlisted will be contacted. We look forward to meeting the right person for this role!