Full Stack Developer (Remote)

Full Stack Developer | Cognito Education | UK

Cognito

Cognito is an online education platform, designed to take secondary school students all the way from learning new material to being exam-ready.

Since launching in 2018, Cognito has helped over 1 million students improve their education. We’re a fully remote team looking for a passionate engineer to join us in shaping the future of learning.

(Explore our website if you’d like to learn more: https://cognitoedu.org)

Job summary

We are looking for a talented Full Stack Developer to join our growing development team. In this role, you will be vital in enhancing and expanding our learning platform. While your focus will primarily be full stack development on the MERN stack, your interest in artificial intelligence will help us build dynamic, smart features that cater to the needs of students worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Developing new product features and enhancements using ReactJS, GraphQL and MongoDB
• Designing and implementing our extensive AI roadmap
• Participating in code reviews, troubleshooting bugs, and planning development tasks
• Contributing ideas to improve code quality, team practices, and development workflows
• Supporting deployments to AWS

• Up to £55,000 per annum pro rata
• 30 days annual leave, including bank holidays
• Any hardware you need
• Flexible hours depending on your needs
• An informal and friendly environment with limited hierarchy
• Autonomy to create the best resources however you see fit

Application process

1. Application
2. Assessment test
3. Interview(s)
4. Reference checks
5. Decision and job offer

• Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Please do not apply if not based in the UK
• 3 years+ experience in JavaScript
• 3 years+ experience on the MERN stack, including GraphQL and Apollo
• Solid understanding of CSS/SCSS
• Solid understanding and experience of unit testing
• Proficiency with Git source control
• Good communication skills in written, verbal, and code
• A commitment to transparency and a collaborative mindset, with an ability to both give and receive constructive feedback

Some extras that would be an added bonus

• Experience of AWS infrastructure (Elastic Beanstalk, S3, CodePipeline, etc.)
• Experience of Figma
• Experience of Storybook

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