NeoPangea - Back End Developer Wanted

Back-End Developer is needed in West Reading, United States.

Client: NeoPangea

Location: West Reading, PA

Contract: Freelance

Job Description

NeoPangea is looking for a freelance/contract backend developer to work alongside our cunning code-lords. Applicants should be a server-side Jedi master, able to plan and architect backend services and database structures, and work closely with our creative team.

Requirements

Required Skills:

• Strong experience with server-side languages, especially Node.JS, PHP, MySQL, and MongoDB
• Familiarity with modern web development tools like Git, Bower, Composer, Command Line
• Experience with task runners like Grunt/Gulp
• Ability to create and maintain custom CMS
• Experience in developing APIs to return data from custom services and CMS
• Knowledge of existing CMS frameworks like MODX, WordPress, Drupal, etc.
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript best practices and common front-end frameworks and libraries (Vue JS, Angular, React)
• Experience utilizing 3rd party APIs such as Google Maps, YouTube, and analytics
• Understanding of social sharing mechanisms

Professional Skills:

• Rapid prototyping and interaction design for business processes, web, mobile, software, and other applications
• Agile development experience
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented
• Ability to work effectively independently and/or as part of a team
• Ability to write and maintain proper program documentation
• Ability to multitask and adapt quickly to changes
• Understanding of JIRA and BitBucket/GitHub

Additional Information

At NeoPangea, we’re focused on remaining small and nimble, which means that we only bring on rock stars with industry experience who have learned their craft through years of hard work and self-motivated experimentation. Proximity to the Philly region and the ability to work onsite at our Reading studio is strongly recommended.

Please send us your hourly rate, resume as a URL, PDF, or TXT file (NO WORD DOCS) and URLs to your work. For each project, please describe your role, how many other developers worked with you, and what you learned. We’d also love to hear any professional or personal goals you may have for your future.