Senior Full Stack Developer (Front-End Focus)

Senior Full Stack Developer

GradGuard’s Technology team works hard, moves fast, and has each other’s backs. As we step into an exciting new phase of growth, we’re looking for an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer (with a focus on front-end) that’s ready to take ownership, push boundaries, and build something meaningful. The ideal candidate for this role is a proactive, inventive professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to building high quality, efficient, scalable, and impactful software solutions. This role requires a strong analytical mindset, excellent teamwork, desire to collaborate, and the ability to effectively communicate complex insights to stakeholders at all levels.

If you have a passion for leveraging your experience in leading and collaborating on software development tasks including technical design and development of cloud-based products and services, we invite you to apply.

Challenges you’ll focus on include:

• Work across teams to develop sites from scratch or enhance existing websites and software to meet business requirements.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product and design, to define requirements and deliver optimal technology solutions.
• Develop, implement, and support features with quality and performance utilizing PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Create automated unit, functional, and end-to-end tests to support both feature development and bug fixes.
• Provide code recommendations and design optimizations to improve the usability and scalability of the applications and in order maximize performance and adoption.
• Assist in sharing, serving, and mentoring our existing web engineering team.
• Deeply understands technical details of owned features and their interactions with other systems.

The person we’re looking for has a proven, successful background with:

• At least 5+ years of software engineering industry experience.
• Advanced knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
• Advanced experience with PHP programming language. Experience with Larvel is a plus.
• Experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks, like Vue3 and Nuxt.
• Experience with unit integration and end-to-end testing.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product and Design.
• Experience in MVC architecture.
• Object oriented programming strong knowledge.
• Strong experience with relational or non-relational databases, such as MySQL, and MongoDB.
• Experience in building and consuming both REST and GraphQL APIs.

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience with JavaScript build tools such as Vite.
• Experience with Tailwind CSS.
• Experience with TypeScript.
• Ability to create, support, and enhance front-end component libraries.
• Enjoy uplifting the team and offering experience insights.

Beyond a fulfilling and challenging role, you’ll get:

• A competitive salary.
• Opportunity to enroll in comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. We pay 100% of employee premiums and 75% of your family’s premiums.
• A lifestyle spending account where you can receive up to $400 in reimbursements for wellness activities.
• 401(K) retirement plan with company matching up to 5% of compensation deferred. Employee and employer contributions are 100% vested.
• Student loan and education assistance, after one year of employment at GradGuard. We’re learners and embrace education.
• Unlimited PTO after completing 90 days of employment. Plus, 12 paid holidays and paid parental leave.

Not familiar with GradGuard?

GradGuard's pioneering tuition and renters insurance programs protect more than 300,000 active customers, making the business the largest provider of P&C insurance to college students nationwide. GradGuard's innovative protections are embedded within the enrollment processes of the largest and most prestigious universities in the United States, ensuring their students have access to the most relevant and affordable protections for what is often the second-largest investment in a family's lives.

Since 2009, GradGuard has protected more than 1.7 million students at more than 1,900 unique institutions, making it an authority on protecting students and their families from the modern risks of college life.

We provide exceptional service and support, making it possible for more students and families to affordably protect their higher education investment. We prioritize personalization and innovation to enhance member experiences.

Those that succeed at our company:

• Make it happen by turning challenges into opportunities.
• Do the right thing even when it’s difficult.
• Demand excellence from yourself and others.
• Learn for life and stay curious.
• Enjoy the journey , not just the results.

The above just so happen to be our core values. These values are at the heart of our mission to educate and protect students from the risks of college life, empowering us to create meaningful experiences and make a positive impact.

GradGuard is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.