About PheedLoop
PheedLoop is a Toronto based software company that is revolutionizing the events and conferences industry. From building innovative software to modernize and automate events, to virtual event technology, to custom hardware, our success has been thanks to our amazing engineering team. Located in Toronto, PheedLoop is one of the world's fastest-growing event technology companies.
PheedLoop isn't like other startups out there. We're a bootstrapped company that has been profitable since day one. We're growing quickly but sustainably and are looking for new team members to own some brand new exciting features to come. We’re looking for someone comfortable with diving through the entire stack to solve problems and keen enough to learn whatever is necessary to do so. We’re also a small and close-knit team so beyond just engineering, having an interest in the rest of the company and a collaborative mindset is a must.
This is a full-time in-person position based in our spacious office in Toronto.
Your Day to Day
Full Stack Development
- Adding to our backend which is mainly built using Python and the Django framework
- Building new and optimizing existing REST API end-points for greater performance and simplicity
- Building new web applications with React and Redux
- Following and implementing designs provided in Figma
- Deploying apps to AWS by using and modifying our existing CI/CD templates
- Writing technical documentation
- Writing automated tests
Product Innovation
- Working in a tight feedback loop with the customer success team and directly with customers to make sure we’re solving the right problems and innovating
- Exploring new technologies and frameworks to implement at PheedLoop to keep systems and engineering efforts up to date, safe, and quick to build on
- Running product and architecture experiments, assessing success with product analytics data
- Working with marketing and account management teams to understand customer needs
- Communicating regularly with technical and strategic partners on integration updates
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years full-time software development work experience
- Proficient in a backend development framework (Python/Django preferred)
- Proficient in a frontend development framework (React/Redux preferred)
- Experience with a cloud hosting provider (AWS preferred)
- Proficient with REST API design, development, and third-party integrations
- Experience working with databases - directly and using ORMs
- Experience writing clean and maintainable code
- Experience with Git and version control
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills (critical requirement to as documentation is a large part of this role)
- Can work in a fast-paced dynamic environment, often independently with tight deadlines
- Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or other science/engineering field
- Portfolio of personal projects
Nice to Haves
- Experience with Python/Django
- Experience with Figma and design tools
- Previous experience leading development teams or working at small companies
Workplace Benefits
- Employee health care plan, 100% coverage
- Awesome workplace - snacks, team outings, books, learning opportunities, open workspace, beautiful and large office
Who We're Looking For
We are looking for people to join our team who are ambitious, hard workers, thrive in environments where they are required to solve problems, and love to have fun. We want to work with people who are looking to grow personally and professionally. Working on a small team, you will have a massive impact and a lot of responsibility very quickly. Your work, just like everyone else's at PheedLoop, will make a massive difference.
This is a full-time position based in our spacious office in Toronto.