About Trend:
Trend is a TechStars vetted marketplace leading the development and adoption of what a digital marketing platform should look like in the near future. Trend has created a paradigm shift in how consumer brands work with digitally native content creators.
What we're building has never been done before and our customers are clamoring for us to deliver MORE. Our platform provides them with the tools necessary to collaborate on various product campaigns that defy traditional agency-studio models. It is lighting fast to get high quality custom content for any type of brand, anywhere in the world.
Our Culture:
We live in the present but embrace all the possibilities of the future. We are keeping an eye on how the space evolves and we are early adopters of new technology.
We are minimalist when it comes to solving problems, which means we move fast and we concentrate on solutions.
We are diverse, distributed and distinguished. Our team members come from all walks of life and share the vision of making Trend the center of the universe when it comes to content creation.
We are positive but grounded. Startup life is not for everyone, it is a rollercoaster that requires a little bit of stubbornness to go against the odds.
We are goal-oriented, transparent and lead by example. We will be the first to admit mistakes, and every member of our team is open about challenges and expectations.
We like communicating and collaborating between our departments to make sure our product provides extreme value for our users.
By joining Trend, you will:
Role Summary:
The software engineering role is all about consistently contributing to the core technology of our products. We are looking for a talented back-end software engineer to implement features from idea stage to production and have some push-back when you believe we are heading the wrong direction.
We need someone with a high sense of ownership and the drive to improve the performance of our API and serverless functions. If you love optimizing systems and having the power to command the database and server to create scalable procedures to handle thousands of users, then this is the right role for you.
We are also looking for someone who understands our business and is interested on digital marketing and where it is heading. The role is fully-remote but you will have the option to interact with your teammates in person when we get together.
This role is a full-time position, 40-hour week position, with a flexible schedule to accommodate talented lifestyles.
You'll be a founding member of our engineering team, so there is a lot of freedom.
You'll work directly with our Chief Product Officer (CPO) who will prioritize the most important tickets. Our CPO is a world-class product manager, UX, and UI designer who has experience in handling millions of transactions and users per month before founding Trend.
You'll be collaborating with our Software Tech Lead who will help you assess different solutions to challenging technological problems. He has a lot of experience with marketplaces and leading development teams to became productive happier versions of themselves. Before Trend, he was the co-founder and CTO of the leading US marketplace for schools looking to hire teachers.
Simply put, the work you do here will make an impact on both content creators (increasing their personal earning potential) and business (helping them grow their business).
What it's like to work with us:
At Trend, you're not afraid to work on multiple projects and you are excited about working in a fast-paced environment. Yes, we're talking very fast.
We have incredibly ambitious goals... Trend wants to turn everyone into a creator to empower businesses around the world. We're looking for incredibly ambitious people to join us and build the new paradigm of content creation.
What we can offer you:
- Competitive salary + equity
- Health and dental insurance coverage
- 100% Remote work (though a few in-person meetings here and there could be cool too)
- Paid for team retreats
- Flexible schedules that focus on goals not time
- Professional development and mentorship on different areas of your career
- A quickly growing, small, fun, and very driven team to work with
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- 3+ years of back-end experience with NodeJS on production level applications is required. We're looking for someone who can think asynchronously and take advantage of it.
- Extensive knowledge on back-end technologies, specifically functional programming with emphasis on reusable components that have standardized error handling and data validation.
- Knowledge of serverless architecture using Google Firebase Functions and optimization of payloads for the front-end such that the application is performant always (see pagination, compression, and caching).
- Excellent communication skills and good habits when it comes to documenting and presenting ideas.
- 1+ years of experience with GraphQL or similar technologies.
- Computer Science background is a very nice bonus.
- Deployment, Unit Testing and Document Schema Design are also very nice bonuses.
How to Apply
Great! You made it this far. Sound like an intriguing challenge? You should email us at careers@trend.io.
- Include the following snippet in your subject line "Back-End for Trend", yes we are aware it rhymes.
- Send along with any portfolios, projects you've been working on, and your GitHub. A little bit about yourself wouldn't hurt either.