WeeCare (weecare.co (https://WeeCare.co)) is a fast-growing Los Angeles based startup making childcare affordable and accessible to all families in the United States.
Backed by top investors and VCs, we’re helping caregivers and educators start and run their own home daycares while also helping parents find the best childcare options available.
WeeCare is looking for a bright and energetic junior backend engineer who wants to make a significant impact on the childcare industry.
As a junior backend engineer, you will work directly with the engineering and product team to:
Help architect the APIs and database schema that power our platform
Participate in DevOps and infrastructure initiatives
Work within a tight-knit agile team to deliver on product goals
Push for engineering best practices
You’ll excel at this role if you:
Have a degree in C.S.
or a related major
Have 1+ years of experience working on a backend app
Have experience in PHP & MySQL
Have experience working with RESTful APIs & JSON
Have experience with Elasticsearch & Redis
Enjoy knowledge sharing with team members
Enjoy working within a data-driven team
Have experience working with CI/CD pipelines and testing (e.g.
Jenkins/Selenium)
Are eager to learn and hit the ground running
Are detail oriented and rarely have things slip through the cracks
Love building marketplaces
Perks:
Comprehensive Benefits (Medical, Vision, Dental, Fringe, 401K)
Generous Paid Time Off
Free Parking
Flexible Hours
Happy Hours
Sunny Marina Del Rey OR Remote
Dog-Friendly
“Best Place to Work”
– Los Angeles Business Journal (https://labusinessjournal.com/bpw2019/recap/)
Compensation:
Competitive Salary (commensurate with experience)
Stock Options
Monthly Subsidies (helps pay for food, health and fitness expenses, transportation, and more)
Comprehensive Benefits
Generous Paid Time Off
Applicants are required to answer the following prompt in their cover letter: Give us an example of when you went above and beyond in a project.
Click here for more information about WeeCare (https://youtu.be/5koMJz-bf_A)
– or visit weecare.co (https://weecare.co)