Job description
Company Description
Why work with Colibri?
Do you want to work for a company whose mission is to build a company and culture based on our developer happiness?
At Colibri we believe that team happiness is the key to success. Our people are what makes our company special. We do everything to make Colibri the best place for its people, a great place to be and work.
Job Description
We are on the hunt for passionate Software Architects. This role is perfect for those with a strong sense of how it should be done, as we’re looking for leaders who can help establish standards and practices for software development in our projects. And if you’ve worked with big consumer applications and helped them scale massively, that’d be great too.
Qualifications
Education:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related subject is required.
Experience:
- +7 years of software engineering experience
- +2 years of experience as a Software Architect
- Technical and conversational English
Broad Knowledge in the following theoretical foundations:
- Object-oriented, functional and procedural programming paradigms.
- Front End (Web) and Back End (server-side) languages and tools.
- Design patterns.
- POSIX operating systems.
- Mobile development.
- Cross-browser and cross-platform development.
- Data model design.
- Relational and non-relational databases.
- Code management tools.
- Project management tools.
- Unit, integration and system testing.
- System efficiency and performance analysis/optimization.
- Agile software development methodologies.
Advanced knowledge in some of the following:
- Java, Ruby, PHP, Python, NodeJS, Groovy.
- UNIX commands.
- Javascript, CSS3, HTML5.
- Web development (REST, Websockets).
- Responsive design.
- Javascript Frameworks (Ember, Angular).
- Relational and non-relational databases (Postgres, MySQGL, MongoDB, NoSQL).
Tools:
- Virtualization.
- Build tools (GRUNT, GULP, Gradle).
- Testing tools (Karma, JMeter, JUnit).
- Git, SVN.
- POSIX operating systems.
- Cloud computing (AWS, RackSpace).
Additional Information
Benefits
Not convinced? Here are some additional benefits for you at Colibri
- Flexitime – We have a flexible working timetable that can work around your personal schedule. Some people like starting early, some prefer working late, some like to spend time with their kids in the afternoon, we’ll adapt to your needs.
- 1:1 mentoring and continual professional development
- A spacious, office with outside terraces, kitchen and multiple chillout areas
- Extra day holiday on your birthday
- Free coffee / beer / tea
- Free unlimited English lessons
- Regular events (Summer Party!). Work hard, play harder!
- Remote work opportunities
- We will require you to come into the office occasionally for teambuilding and face to face get togethers at our spacious office in WeWork Escazú
- Paid training time – every week you are given time to train, we will also pay for any courses you want to take
- We believe people should be paid fairly and talent should be recognised. We pay competitive salaries based on your skills and experience and we’ll review it every six months. We pay our salaries in US dollars.
Colibri is an equal opportunities employer.
