[Simpleweb](https://simpleweb.co.uk/) has an opportunity for an experienced badass lead back-end developer to join our team of coders, creatives and entrepreneurs – working with businesses that put people before profit.\n\n**We’re looking for an individual who:**\n\n* Is confident in communicating with clients in writing and face to face (virtually or in person covid permitting)\n* Has excellent engineering and problem solving skills\n* Has an exceptional understanding of the web and its protocols\n* Has a great understanding of databases\n* Is exceptional in at least one of the following: PHP, Python or Ruby\n* Has a good understanding of various server technologies such as AWS, Ansible, Docker\n* The desire to learn new languages and skills\n* A proven development experience\n* Has the ability to demonstrate passion and initiative\n\n**Bonus points:**\n\nAdditional experience, areas of expertise or even a keen interest of the following would be massively beneficial to your application.\n\n* Elasticsearch\n* dApps/blockchain\n* ML/Neural nets\n* React and React Native\n* Node\n* HTML/CSS/SaSS/etc\n* Modern JavaScript\n\n**About us:**\n\nWe build and invest in brilliant startups, working on projects with real purpose that change peoples lives for the better. For you this will mean working with talented and passionate people; influencing both the design and function of products that have huge positive potential for both people and planet.\n\nYou can see some of our investments and projects on the [Simpleweb Portfolio page](https://simpleweb.co.uk/portfolio/).\n\nWe love nothing more than to nurture talent and respect that different brains work in different ways. That said, you’ll regularly find us experimenting with new ways of doing things and our ears will always prick up at your ideas, big or small.\n\nYou’ll find that the team has some wide-ranging personal interests too so, when we’re not geeking out about tech and design, we’re never short of mind-expanding topics to mull over. We also love to organise regular hack-nights for the wider dev community and have been known to take our team off on exciting trips (both locally in Bristol and abroad)! COVID has curtailed these activities but we’ll be starting them again once it’s safe to do so.\n\nDon’t take our word for it – last year we were awarded the accolade of [Employer of the Year](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/business/bristol-company-been-named-best-2540235) by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) for our commitment to team culture and personal development.\n\nCome and build the future with us.\n\n**Benefits and Perks:**\n\n* Fair salary reflecting experience\n* Team socials\n* Very competitive pension\n* Your religious holidays respected\n* Private medical insurance\n* Shared parental leave & pay policy\n* Personal development / conference budget\n* 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)\n\nRemote working and flexible hours (IRL community is a big deal to us so, when you feel it’s safe, we’d like to see you in the office at least once a month ideally) \n\nPlease mention the words **SUNNY BAR BIRD** when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMjE2LjczLjIxNi4xNDY=). This is a feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to JavaScript, React, PHP, Python, Node, Ruby, Backend, Executive, Developer, Digital Nomad and Medical jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $120,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 🚑 Medical insurance\n\n
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***Design your lifestyle as a top freelance developer, with the freedom to work however, wherever, on your terms. ***\n\nFreelance work is defining the careers of today’s developers in exciting new ways. If you’re passionate about working flexibly with leading Fortune 500 brands and innovative Silicon Valley startups, Toptal could be a great fit for your next career shift.\n\nToptal is an elite talent network for the world’s top 3% of developers, connecting the best and brightest freelancers with top organizations. Unlike a 9-to-5 job, you’ll choose your own schedule and work from anywhere. **Jobs come to you, so you won’t bid for projects against other developers in a race to the bottom.** Plus, Toptal takes care of all the overhead, empowering you to focus on successful engagements while getting paid on time, at the rate you decide, every time.\n\nAs a freelance developer, you could join an ever-expanding community of experts in over 120 countries, working remotely on the projects that meet your career ambitions.\n\nThat’s why the world’s top 3% of developers choose Toptal. Developers in our elite network share:\n\n* English language proficiency\n* 3+ years of professional experience\n* Project management skills\n* A keen attention to detail\n\nCurious to know how much you could make? Check out our [developer rate calculator](https://topt.al/azc266).\n\nIf you’re interested in becoming part of the Toptal network, take the next step by clicking apply and filling out the short form: **[https://topt.al/QAc4Xw](https://topt.al/QAc4Xw)**\n# Responsibilities\n* After passing our screening process, you will have access to our network of clients across the globe including leading Fortune 500s and innovative Silicon Valley start-ups.\n* You will have full flexibility to set your working hours per week and your rate. There are no mandatory hours.\n* You will have visibility into all projects published that fit your specialization. Our matching team is here to help you identify the projects that are the best fit for your skills and preferences.\n* As a client-oriented company, we empower you to fully focus on client objectives. We ensure that you always get paid on time for the hours you spend working with clients.\n\n# Requirements\n* You must have 3+ years of software development experience—preference given to candidates who have experience working for enterprise companies.\n* Proficiency in Ruby on Rails, Python, Node.js or PHP is a must. Experience with additional frameworks and technologies is a bonus.\n* You consider multiple quality dimensions like user impact, failure tolerance, code maintenance, implementation time, security breaches, and performance.\n* You are genuinely interested in technology and love to try new things.\n* You are willing to help clients make important product and development decisions, share your knowledge with them, and help them achieve their objectives. You solve complex problems but also consider multiple solutions, weigh them, and decide on the best course of action.\n* You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You’re excited about working independently while keeping all relevant stakeholders continuously informed and up-to-speed with any challenges, set realistic expectations, and deliver the desirable quality. You thrive on providing and receiving honest but always constructive feedback.\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to JavaScript, PHP, Python, Node, Ruby, Backend, Developer, Digital Nomad and English jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $120,000/year\n \n\n#Location\nWorldwide

\nOverview\n\nRadish Lab is looking for a talented full-stack developer to join our growing team part-time. Your work will be centered around our large-scale new and ongoing development projects. You should have experience with custom solutions using WordPress, and understanding and writing frontend application code. If you’re an all-around generalist when it comes to writing code, and you’re comfortable on any end of a tech stack, then you’re a perfect fit. \n\nLocation\n\n\n* Remote - Preference is given to candidates within 3 hours time zone of New York City (EST / GMT-4).\n\n\n\n\nCandidate Description\n\n\n* A self-starter who seeks out opportunities to learn new methods and technologies\n\n* Committed problem-solver\n\n* Ability to meet concurrent deadlines and work under pressure\n\n* Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written English\n\n* Good sense of humor\n\n* A team player\n\n* Capable of juggling multiple projects at once\n\n* Interested in social change, and engaged with causes\n\n\n\n\nRequired Experience\n\n\n* 5 years of backend development with PHP (especially). This should include WordPress development.\n\n* 3 years of frontend development, using HTML, CSS/SASS, JavaScript and modern JS frameworks like Vue, React or Angular.\n\n* Ability to build and test web applications end-to-end, and have a thorough understanding of HTTP requests, RESTful APIs, authorization systems and comfort with using third-party solutions to solve problems.\n\n* Excellent problem-solving skills, and great patience in dealing with technical problems.\n\n* Experience and familiarity with the MVC architectural pattern (Laravel, CakePHP, CodeIgniter, etc.)\n\n* Experience with development environment tools such as Lando, Docker, Vagrant.\n\n* Experience with the Wordpress Sage theme framework (https://roots.io/sage/)\n\n* Comfort with the terminal, running command-line based utilities\n\n* Have a background in working with fast-paced environments like a creative agency.\n\n\n\n\nResponsibilities\n\n\n* Write backend application code for WordPress-based and other types of websites.\n\n* Assist with and direct frontend development as necessary, particularly in regards to the intersection between front and back end application design.\n\n* Managing Node dependencies and other libraries related to projects, as well as the configuration of those libraries.\n\n* Assist with light DevOps operations, such as code deployments and build script configurations.\n\n* Work with project managers to answer technical questions from clients about project budgets.\n\n* Complete ongoing maintenance tasks within regular sprint cycles, and direct the testing and documentation around those tasks.\n\n* Offer feedback to designers and product stakeholders during the early strategic phases of projects.\n\n\n\n\nNice to Have\n\n\n* Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure, for example with AWS, GCS or Azure.\n\n* Expertise in writing frontend build scripts, for example using Webpack.\n\n* Experience or understanding of Ruby on Rails.\n\n* Knowledge of shell scripting (e.g. Bash).\n\n\n\n\nCompensation\n\n\n* Salary between 300 - 400 USD per week (for 20 hours a week) depending on the candidate.\n\n\n\n\nAbout Radish Lab\n\nRadish Lab is a full-service interactive creative agency that focuses on people and projects that create impact in our world. We’re headquartered in Brooklyn, New York with an office in Berlin, Germany. We build innovative websites, applications, data visualizations, and interactive experiences for non-profits, cultural institutions, universities, advocacy organizations, health, and science-based organizations, as well as social businesses. We’re looking to have an impact on the world using design and technology. \n\n\n\nHow to apply\n\nInterested candidates should include an awesome (seriously) cover letter, resume, Linkedin and Github accounts in their application.\n\nImportant: All applicants who ignore the instructions above will not be considered. \n\nIf you move to the next round you will be asked to take a brief (30 min) coding test.\n\nNo recruiters or calls, please. \n\nRadish Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran.  \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Full Stack, Developer, Digital Nomad, React, DevOps, JavaScript, PHP, Node, Ruby and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $120,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n

\nOverview\n\nRadish Lab is looking for a talented full-stack developer to join our growing team part-time. Your work will be centered around designing, planning, and implementing our large-scale development projects. You should have experience building backend data systems, custom solutions using WordPress, and understanding and writing frontend application code. If you’re an all-around generalist when it comes to writing code, and you’re comfortable on any end of a tech stack, then you’re a perfect fit. \n\nLocation\n\n\n* Remote - Must be in the Americas\n\n\n\n\nCandidate Description\n\n\n* A self-starter who seeks out opportunities to learn new methods and technologies\n\n* Committed problem-solver\n\n* Ability to meet concurrent deadlines and work under pressure\n\n* Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written English\n\n* Good sense of humor\n\n* A team player\n\n* Capable of juggling multiple projects at once\n\n* Interested in social change, and engaged with causes\n\n* Ideally based in a time zone close to New York City\n\n\n\n\nRequirements\n\nRequired Experience\n\n\n* 5 years of backend development with PHP (especially). This should include WordPress development.\n\n* 3 years of frontend development, using HTML, CSS/SASS, JavaScript and modern JS frameworks like Vue, React or Angular.\n\n* Ability to build and test web applications end-to-end, and have a thorough understanding of HTTP requests, RESTful APIs, authorization systems and comfort with using third-party solutions to solve problems.\n\n* Excellent problem-solving skills, and great patience in dealing with technical problems.\n\n* Experience and familiarity with the MVC architectural pattern (Laravel, CakePHP, CodeIgniter, etc.)\n\n* Experience with development environment tools such as Lando, Docker, Vagrant.\n\n* Comfort with the terminal, running command-line based utilities\n\n* Have a background in working with fast-paced environments like a creative agency.\n\n\n\n\nResponsibilities\n\n\n* Write backend application code for WordPress-based and other types of websites.\n\n* Assist with and direct frontend development as necessary, particularly in regards to the intersection between front and back end application design.\n\n* Managing Node dependencies and other libraries related to projects, as well as the configuration of those libraries.\n\n* Assist with light DevOps operations, such as code deployments and build script configurations.\n\n* Work with project managers to answer technical questions from clients about project budgets.\n\n* Complete ongoing maintenance tasks within regular sprint cycles, and direct the testing and documentation around those tasks.\n\n* Offer feedback to designers and product stakeholders during the early strategic phases of projects.\n\n\n\n\nNice to Have\n\n\n* Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure, for example with AWS, GCS or Azure.\n\n* Expertise in writing frontend build scripts, for example using Webpack.\n\n* Experience or understanding of Ruby on Rails.\n\n* Knowledge of shell scripting (e.g. Bash).\n\n\n\n\nCompensation\n\n\n* Salary between 300 - 400 USD per week (for 20 hours a week) depending on the candidate.\n\n\n\n\nAbout Radish Lab\n\nRadish Lab is a full-service interactive creative agency that focuses on people and projects that create impact in our world. We’re headquartered in Brooklyn, New York with an office in Berlin, Germany. We build innovative websites, applications, data visualizations, and interactive experiences for non-profits, cultural institutions, universities, advocacy organizations, health, and science-based organizations, as well as social businesses. We’re looking to have an impact on the world using design and technology. \n\n\n\nHow to apply\n\nInterested candidates should include an awesome (seriously) cover letter, resume, Linkedin and Github accounts in their application.\n\n\n\nImportant: All applicants who ignore the instructions above will not be considered. \n\nNo recruiters or calls, please. \n\nRadish Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran.  \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Full Stack, Developer, Digital Nomad, React, DevOps, JavaScript, PHP, Node, Ruby and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $120,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n