Application Developer (Contract)

Who is Anatta?

We are a passionate and unique group of people creating meaningful eCommerce solutions for the health and wellness brands we support. We do things a little differently, which is why we’re able to have so much fun in the process. If you enjoy collaborating with a global team of quirky individuals, keep reading for an opportunity to work with us.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a backend Application Developer to work on a short-term contract, approximately 6 months. The preferred candidate will have excellent programming skills and a passion for developing and maintaining integrations, API-driven applications, and custom apps. As a member of the broader engineering team, you'll work to ensure system consistency and user experience.

Ultimately, you should be able to develop and maintain functional and stable web applications to meet our client's needs. 

Day to day responsibilities 

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The below list represents the major tasks assigned to incumbents in this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all tasks.    

• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
• Write clean code to develop functional web applications
• Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server side logic
• Gather and address technical and design requirements
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Follow emerging technologies
• Troubleshoot and debug applications

Ideal qualifications

• 2+ years as a Backend Application Developer on web applications.
• Education: Degree or certification in software development
• Communication: Fluent writing and speaking in English
• Good organizational skills and a detail-oriented mindset.

Preferred skills & technologies

Technical Skills

• Excellent knowledge of TypeScript/Node JS.
• Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Programming
• Excellent understanding of API (Rest, GraphQL).
• Good understanding of Shopify Plus
• Good understanding of Public and Custom Shopify Apps
• Good understanding of SQL DB.
• Good understanding of GIT.
• Good Understanding of the backend server.
• Good documentation skills.
• Bonus to have a strong background in web-based eCommerce applications.
• Bonus on having experience in other programming languages, such as Python/Ruby/PHP.

Soft Skills

• Excellent problem-solving skills to analyze information appropriately and find the best solutions taking a balanced view to reach logical conclusions and make relevant decisions.
• Organizational skills to establish efficient and appropriate plans for self and others and adapt quickly and effectively to unexpected changes whilst still ensuring objectives are met.

Physical demands requirements

Common office/desk environment that involves long periods of time at a stationary desk with extensive computer work that requires repetitive motion of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.