Formidable is an engineering consultancy and open source software organization, specializing in React, React Native, GraphQL, Node, and the architecture of large-scale JavaScript applications. We are a team of consultants working together to find holistic and sustainable solutions to challenging problems for our clients. We build products for some of the world’s biggest companies while helping their internal teams develop the skillset to create and maintain thoughtful and scalable systems.
You will work with other Formidable engineers using a modern JavaScript stack to implement new applications, features, and tools for companies ranging in size from startups to Fortune 100s. You will regularly collaborate with client teams to provide project leadership, mentorship, and technical expertise. When you’re not working on client projects, you’ll have a chance to contribute to our community-leading open-source software.
This is a full-time position which will start out as a work-from-home role initially. Once we are able to safely return to in-person working offices we will work to provide a nearby regional office for you to access, though working from the office has never been mandatory. (Sorry, no relocation assistance is available.)
If you’re interested in joining a collaborative community that supports employees and understands the importance of maintaining a work-life balance, we would love to talk to you!
You have:
- An interest in working in a client service role – advocating for the positive long-term impacts of code health and smooth developer experience, while being sensitive to client goals and timelines
- Confidence in picking the right tool for the job (Kubernetes / Docker / Lambda)
- Understanding of high availability, monitoring, and reporting, incorporating them into each project from the very beginning
- Able to recommend and design CI/CD solutions
- Comfortable communicating architectural concepts to clients and team members alike
- Dedication to diversity and inclusivity in the industry
- Patience and drive to both learn from and mentor others
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- 4+ years of professional experience in cloud infrastructure
You have experience in:
- Architecting and building cloud solutions on AWS / Azure / GCP
- Supporting and understanding web applications
- Building scalable production systems from start to finish; beginning by identifying business needs and taking the project through to its launch
- Implementing CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab, Jenkins, CircleCI)
- Kubernetes / Lambda / Containerization
- CDNs (Cloudflare, CloudFront, Fastly, Akamai)
- Terraform and infrastructure as code best practices
- One or more scripting languages (Bash, JavaScript, etc)
- Version control for code collaboration on teams
Extra Credit:
- Experience leading teams
- Familiarity with JavaScript
- Familiarity with GraphQL
- Familiarity with React
- Open Source contributor
What We Offer Our Employees
- 5 weeks of PTO annually (Including Holidays) and unlimited sick time
- Flexible work schedules
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision
- A Home Office Stipend so you can buy a desk, monitor, and more
- A MacBook Pro, or equivalent Windows or Linux laptop
- Annual Health & Wellness bonus
- An encouraging and collaborative culture
- ...and much more to support your life, both at work and outside of work!
Simple and Fair Salaries
We employ a simple and fair salary system that pays everyone the same salary for the same work. This Open Pay system is competitive in a fast-growing market and provides transparency to what is typically an opaque and unbalanced negotiation.
Inclusion
Inclusion is one of our core values. We don’t discriminate by race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the country where employed. We are not offering working visa sponsorship at this time.
