Senior/Lead Software Developer - remote

Job type: Full-time, Employee or Contract

Location: Remote,   Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship by the Company.  Workers must be located in the continental U.S.

Experience Level: Senior/Lead

Company size: <10 employees

TL;DR:  If you’re an experienced software developer (7+ years experience), looking to take on a leadership role as a part of a small team that’s more personal and dynamic than large firms and provides remote work with schedule flexibility, read on.

If you’re burnt out by employers treating you like a cog in a machine and looking to be a part of a smaller team where your decisions can help shape the future of the company, we might be a good choice for you.

Line 45 is a small company focused on delivering high quality and elegant solutions that make people’s lives easier.  We largely focus on software in complex business environments.  Often, this means working on applications in scientific, natural resource and regulatory domains.  The bulk of our work focuses on business and government web applications used to track mission-critical data.  Additionally, we often work on projects that have geospatial technologies because connecting technology to the real world makes it more relatable and informative.  We believe in hiring people that share a passion for collaboration, a strong sense of integrity, and a sense of empathy toward our customers and teammates.   We’re looking for someone who contributes fresh ideas, questions assumptions, has good communication skills and is a team oriented worker. 

Our company does our best to treat our employees as we would like to be treated.  We provide all employees with four weeks of paid vacation (no matter what level you’re at), flexible work schedules and everyone gets to work from home (or anywhere you choose in the Eastern to Pacific time zones).  As a Michigan-based company, we offer regionally anchored pay rates (e.g. Grand Rapids, MI) and tend to be mid-curve.  While we can’t pay the highest rates, we try our best to make sure people receive competitive wages and have a good work-life balance.

For this role you’ll be working on various client projects for Line 45.  As a lead we’re looking for someone who has a passion for working with and motivating other developers, enjoys communicating with both technical and non-technical customers and who works with the team to formulate good processes and practices.

Line 45 is a 100% remote company.  Working remotely, we look for excellent communication skills and intrinsically motivated employees.  We also try to do our part to support our staff by offering office related reimbursements, schedule flexibility, and a strong insurance package.  We can’t compete with big tech companies on pay.  Instead our goal is to create a more personal environment where you have the time and flexibility to have a life outside of work, but are excited to come to work each week.  We seek opportunities to challenge our team and encourage personal growth.  We are a “we succeed as a team” organization and that’s hard to quantify in compensation.

For the things we can quantify, here are our more tangible benefits:

We try to interview people the way we would want to be interviewed.  Our interviews are really conversations about whether candidates are a good fit for us and whether Line 45 is a good fit for candidates.  Our interviews vary based on the role we’re trying to fill and may include both technical and behavioral questions.  Our team is a remote work team and we perform interviews in the same manner we will work together, via video call.  

The process we follow is described below:

If you have any questions, please let us know.  We’ll respond the best we can, depending on the volume of applicants.