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Company: Fraym Website: https://fraym.io Headquarters: McLean, Virginia, United States
Fraym is a geospatial data company that uses proprietary machine learning algorithms to deliver precise, local-level information about people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The company helps fast-growing companies, government agencies, and development organizations succeed in places where data has been traditionally hard to access. Fraym’s granular data adds an entirely new dimension to strategic and operational planning discussions, and answers questions like, ‘where are my target populations?’, ‘where is the greatest need for program intervention’, and ‘what services are they interested in?’.
We are looking for a mid-level full-stack Software Engineer with a knack for quality design and usability to join our Product Delivery team.
You will perform a range of responsibilities including the following:
Evaluate internal and client priorities to develop software-based solutions;
Communicate with users and stakeholders to understand evolving needs and customer’s concerns;
Translate complex analysis and data into relatable and actionable software and user interfaces;
Contribute to building the roadmap of the product: GitHub issue creation, epic/sprint evaluation, backlog grooming, etc.;
Write maintainable code and offer PR reviews;
Write unit and smoke tests for all portions of our applications;
Monitor and improve on internal systems and practices related to code workflow and peer review;
Create markdown documents to help new engineers and developers get started with our tools and projects;
Automate software deployment process;
Collaborate cross-functionally with the Data and Go-to-Market teams to understand customer needs.
You are expected to have the following qualifications and skills:
Required Qualifications
Experience working in a remote setting, or with a remote team and across multiple time zones;
Fast learner, i.e.: we routinely pick up new languages or leverage frameworks;
Ability to collaborate with external consultants;
At least 5 years of experience building web-based software products;
Self-motivated and independent;
Persistent and with desire to solve both technical problems and learn multi-faceted business concepts;
Critical understanding of data and geospatial concepts;
Working experience with mainstream frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Django or WordPress;
Past experience building UIs based on Angular 4 (or higher) or React.
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with CSS frameworks like Bootstrap or Foundation;
Experience working with GIS technologies, e.g.: Mapbox GL JS, Carto, PostGIS, etc.;
Experience and interest in working on African and other emerging markets;
Experience working with data and large databases;
Experience working with AWS;
Experience working in or with young, early-stage companies.
Benefits:
Competitive compensation package, including performance bonus;
Medical, dental, vision coverage, and more;
Opportunities for significant career advancement in a fast-growing, young company;
Flexible work environment.
Commitment to work-life balance
Opportunities for career advancement and professional development in a fast-growing company
Fraym recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, family status, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Millions of people experience real-life adventures with our apps. We help people all over the world discover the best hiking and biking routes, empowering our users to explore more of the great outdoors. And we’re good at it: Google and Apple have listed us as one of their Apps of the Year numerous times—and, with more than 8 million users and 50,000 five-star reviews - komoot is on its way to becoming one of the most popular cycling and hiking apps. We are now looking for a Brand Manager to establish komoot as a global brand for more than 300 million people searching for great outdoor experiences
Your key responsibilities
Develop and shape our brand strategy for different target groups and regions to establish komoot as a global cycling and outdoor brand.
Translate our vision and brand into inspiring stories that’ll be shared with millions of cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts.
Plan, build and execute campaigns across all our communication channels, from our social media and blog to our newsletter that’s read by millions.
Team up with copywriters, designers, photographers and videographers to shape our storytelling, refine our visual language, and to produce stunning images and videos.
Why you will love it
You’ll drive the komoot brand strategy and inspire cyclists, hikers and outdoor enthusiasts all over the world.
You’ll play a key role in our marketing team, enjoying full responsibility and total ownership of your tasks from day one.
You’ll enjoy the freedom to organize yourself the way you want and work with whichever tools you love.
You’ll work in a fast-paced startup with strongly motivated and talented co-workers.
We let you work from wherever you want, be it a beach, the mountains, your house or anywhere else that lies in any time zone between UTC-1 and UTC+3.
You’ll travel together with our team to amazing outdoor places several times a year to exchange ideas, learnings and go for hikes and rides. Our last team gathering was in the hills near Bologna, Italy.
You will be successful in this position if you
You have 5+ years of experience in brand management as well as in planning and executing impactful digital campaigns.
You possess proven knowledge and interest in the cycling and outdoor market and their respective customer segments.
You have a deep understanding of branding, with demonstrable hands-on experience in brand storytelling and crafting channel and target group specific messages.
You possess strong communication skills. You are confident and articulate, an empathic listener and persuasive storyteller. You convey impactful messages with ease.
You have a keen eye for visual language, good copy and videos that inspire people.
You speak English at a native level, are highly self-driven and possess a hands-on attitude to getting things done.
Sounds like you?
Send us the following
A resume in English highlighting your relevant experience.
A little note on why are you interested in working at komoot.
Relevant examples of your work (e.g. brand videos, social media or email campaigns).
Something that shows us a little more about what you’re interested in, be it your Vimeo, Instagram account or your blog.
As we love it when people go the extra mile, you’ll get bonus points for doing something creative with komoot.
Company: Manticore Games Website: https://www.manticoregames.com Headquarters: San Mateo, California, United States
We are looking for Backend Engineers as we are working in stealth mode on a new form of hardcore multiplayer gameplay, leveraging user generated content. We are open to remote work.
Responsibilities
Develop and support platform tools and features.
Troubleshoot operational problems as they arise, test fixes, and perform follow-ups to ensure issues have been correctly resolved.
Ensure and provide expertise in best security practices.
Seek and recommend improvements to current processes and technologies used.
Participate in code reviews for projects written by your team.
Requirements
5 years of backend development experience.
Experience developing in Java or C#/.NET Core.
Experience working with cloud databases.
BS degree in Computer Science or a related field or 5+ years industry experience as the degree equivalent.
Pluses
Hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes)
Experience in multi-region and multi-cloud deployments.
Experience working with social media concepts.
Experience with Azure and/or gCloud.
Manticore Games provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. CLICK HERE TO APPLY
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Company: Surevine Website: https://www.surevine.com Headquarters: Surrey, United Kingdom
We aren’t looking for a ‘Rock Star’ or a ‘Ninja’. We aren’t looking for a ‘Super Star Developer’ either. We want a team player; someone who is tenacious about getting things done as part of a team in an environment that expects creativity and quality delivery. Be a rebel but be part of our rebel alliance.
Skills and experience
Essential
Strong knowledge of Java with 3+ years of experience
Experience of developing enterprise-grade, high performing scalable applications
Strong knowledge of the Spring Boot framework (including spring data, spring security) and JEE containers
Comfortable using AWS and Linux to support application development and deployment
Thorough understanding of application security and secure coding practices
Proficient in application design and architecture
Knowledge of a variety of persistence technologies, to include SQL and NoSQL
Experience of designing Restful APIs
Tenacious technical problem solver
Good communicator
Experience of working in Agile teams
Demonstrable experience of working with version control, build tools, code-quality and testing tools
Desirable
Experience of, or strong desire to learn, modern responsive front-end development (CSS3 with SPA frameworks such as React, Angular or Vue)
Strong working knowledge of application integration points: e.g. SSO, SAML, LDAP, SSL/TLS
Demonstrable passion for working with Open standards / Open Source
Knowledge of XMPP
Responsibilities
Continually critique and improve how the team delivers
Architect secure software systems
Design and develop reliable and secure software components
Company: WebFx Website: https://www.webfx.com Headquarters: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Desired skills
Backgrounds spanning any and all industries
Exceptional communication skills
Flexible schedule (this position requires 40 hours of remote availability per week)
Extreme care of content to capture the voice and style of our clients
Requires a reliable laptop, office equipment, and Internet access
Responsibilities
If you’re seeking a long-term freelance partnership, we’d love to hear from you.
Write and edit an array of content types from blog posts to sales copy to longform content, spanning over 800+ industries.
Work with over 1,000+ different publishers on the web/in the media, ranging from entertainment and lifestyle to industry-specific opportunities
Find flexibility in a 40-hour/week, independent contractor position, as you tackle assignments from the location of your choosing
Training
Each writer and editor will gain access to our project management software where they will complete our “Bootcamp” training programs centered to specific areas of work. All projects and correspondence with our internal team will take place here.
Access to hundreds of online courses and training materials, as well as paid subscriptions to the most popular media sources out there!
On-site, state of the art training amenities to facilitate departmental trainings, trend watch reports, and quarterly Lunch-and-Learns
Location
This position is fully remote! Work from anywhere as long as you have a great Internet connection and a comfortable workspace.
Contract Position
Hourly Rates from $15 to $18. An annual income equivalent to $31k to $37k (potentially higher based on work experience)
$1k potential in bonuses annually
$180 monthly stipend: Extra cash for whatever you deem necessary to improve your remote work life! Other writers and editors have used this bonus to cover their various expenses such as Internet, health care expenses, contributions to their rent, luxuries for their home office, and much more. This bonus is provided as a thank you for your ongoing contributions and loyalty to WebFX.
Company: Awesome Motive Website: https://awesomemotive.com Headquarters: West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
As a Customer Onboarding Specialist at Awesome Motive / OptinMonster, you’re responsible for driving customer engagement and reducing churn by proactively championing the customer throughout their initial product onboarding experience. You’ll be reaching out to new customers, learning about their needs, creating campaigns to set them up for success and following up to ensure a delightful experience. If you have a happy, can-do attitude and love helping people succeed, we would like to meet you.
To love this role, here’s the type of person you are:
You are willing to get in the trenches with customers to help them succeed.
You’re a self-starter who loves taking initiative and seeing things through to completion.
You’re an excellent communicator who makes sure nothing slips through the cracks.
You have the curiosity and desire to learn and grow your skills.
You’re passionate about people finding ongoing value from their investments.
You take pride in the quality and craftsmanship of your work rather than just doing it to get it done.
Here are some skills that will come handy:
You have a knack for understanding where a customer is in their journey and can partner with them to get to the next level of success.
Familiar with email marketing basics, and comfortable communicating via digital media platforms such as Intercom, Facebook, Twitter, blog comments, etc.
Ability to get a full picture of a customer profile and make proper recommendations to get the most out of the product.
Pleasant and happy tone when speaking with customers on the phone.
Exceptional verbal and written communication, negotiation and persuasion skills.
Ability to recognize at-risk customers and be able to communicate effectively to reduce both voluntary and involuntary churn.
The ability to juggle multiple projects and timelines.
Extremely organized and able to manage time effectively.
Excel in a team environment and able to communicate clearly with your peers.
Responsibilities:
Proactively help to onboard new customers and ensure successful deployment of our products on their websites.
Create campaigns for customers that align with their business goals and ensure success from the start.
Use Intercom, Facebook, emails, customer calls and other technologies to communicate with customers to understand their business goals and ensure that they derive maximum value from their investment in our products.
Identify product improvements that will help the customer succeed or make the product more simple to use.
Recommend improvements to company processes to improve customer success and retention and reduce churn.
Proactively perform outreach to resolve at-risk customer escalations.
Work cross-functionally and collaboratively to advocate for customers with all inter-company teams.
Identify, collect, record and distribute customer success stories to be used in our marketing materials.
What we offer:
Working for a fully remote, fast-growing bootstrapped company is a rare opportunity, one we consider a lifestyle choice rather than a job choice. Our positions are challenging, but also come with amazing advantages and fulfillment to those who earn them. Here’s what we offer.
Competitive Salary.
Health Insurance benefits for full-time U.S. employees.
Flexible Schedule – Work from your home. We’re spread out all over the world – United States, UK, Czech Republic, Greece, Pakistan, and more.
We encourage employees to take the time they need for vacation, to stay healthy, and to spend time with friends and family.
After one year with the company: 30 calendar days paid maternity/paternity leave, and up to 60 calendar days total time off with position guaranteed.
We happily provide or reimburse software you’ll need as well as opportunities that promote continued learning.
We give you the opportunity to solve challenging and meaningful problems that makes a difference.
Custom Branded laptop at your five year anniversary.
We cover all costs of company travel (including our annual all-company retreat and mini-team meetups).
Ability to work with some of the best people in the business through frequent, if not daily, interactions.
And in case you were wondering: no politics, no b.s., and no jerks.
How to apply?
If all of this sounds interesting, then please submit your application. Tell us about yourself, what you can contribute to the team, and attach a resume.
We won’t be able to individually respond to all applications, but if we feel you’re a strong match, someone will be in touch within 72 hours.
The company that you are working for might not exactly reciprocate your hard work that has contributed to the success of their business. You might get a promotion however, you will not acquire the total earnings that you were able to pull in for the company but you were only given a fixed salary not equal to what they have earned through your efforts. This is one of the reasons why some skilled professionals go freelance. As a freelancer, you reap all the rewards of your efforts that go directly to you only.
Working
freelance has lots of benefits as you were able to earn more without going
abroad and the chance to work with global clients that can enrich your knowledge
and adaptability to foreign cultures. You were also given an opportunity to
grow as you were exposed to new tasks that expands your skills that are beneficial
to your freelancing career. Now, you have decided to freelance and you wonder
how you can get clients and where to start. In the online world, there are lots
of frauds, so be wary. Here’s how to begin your journey in freelancing.
1.) Know your niche to find your target market. First of all, what are your skills that also match to your interests? You can start from here to know your target market. This will redirect you to what your niche is in order for you to find potential clients that are most likely to get your service. Be specific and narrow them down through age, location, gender, interests, income level, occupation, marital status, etc. Knowing these details makes it easier for you to locate your ideal clients. This will save you time and get a higher response rate and find client in a short time.
2.) Sign-up to various freelance
platforms. A
freelancing platform is a talent marketplace wherein skilled freelancers from
around the world gather to offer their service to work remotely to global
clients for a project. Both the client and the freelancer should register to
the site to use the platform to hire talent or find work. Some Fortune 500
companies or businesses from numerous countries are getting the services of freelancers
to outsource some work that won’t require permanent employment. Here are some
of the best freelancing platforms to find clients:
a.) Upwork. This is the most established and largest freelance marketplace based in Mountain View, California, United States that was originally named Odesk which started in 2003 by Founders Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis. It merged with another freelancing site, Elance in 2015 and rebranded itself as Upwork. On the other hand, Founders Beerud Sheth, Srini Anumolu and Sanjay Noronha created Elance in 1999. Now, Upwork has 12 million freelancers and 5 million clients registered in the platform. An estimate of 3 million online jobs is being posted in the site yearly.
b.) Freelancer. Founder Matt Barrie started this global crowd sourcing marketplace in 2009 in Sydney, Australia wherein freelancers are bidding for jobs. There are a limited number of bids to apply for jobs that renews each month. Registered users can also host or create contests with money as the prize. This is one of the easiest platform to join. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
c.) Fiverr. This is an online marketplace to offer freelance services headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel that started in 2010 by its Founders Micha Kaufman and Shai Wininger. Freelancers can start a service offer labelled as “Gig” from $5 onwards. The site snagged a spot in the top 100 most popular sites in United States and has posted 1.3 million Gigs since 2012.
3.) Check
Job Boards Regularly. Job boards are curated job listings from various
sectors to advertise their vacancies. Using job boards allows you to find jobs
easily that suits to your background, skills and interest through an advanced
search tool. Creating an account in job boards facilitate fast application
process since you can use a single resume to apply to multiple jobs merely by
clicking. Also, there is an automated job notification that automatically sends
you an email each time a new job opportunity arise. Listed here are some of the
most popular job boards.
a.) Indeed. In 2004, Founders Paul Forster and Rony Kahan started Indeed with headquarters in Austin, Texas and Stamford, Connecticut, United States as a worldwide job employment search engine. Indeed is a subsidiary of Recruit Co. Ltd. of Japan that is available in 60 countries along with 28 languages with offices around the world.
b.) Simply Hired. Launched in 2003 with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, United States, Simply Hired is an employment site, a mobile application as well as an online recruitment advertising network that curate job listings from various job boards and websites. In 2016, Simply Hired was acquired by Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd which is the owner of its competitor, Indeed.
c.) Glassdoor. Founders Robert Hohman, Rich Barton and Tim Besse started this review site in 2007 in Mill Valley, California, United States. As registered users, former and current employees can review a company anonymously, view job salaries and apply jobs. The firsthand information coming from company employees is highly useful as it serves as a guide to other job seekers.
d.) Freelance Virtual Spot. I founded this site since October of 2018 as a resource for my fellow freelancers wherein curated remote job listings, freelancing tools, guides or tips are provided for freelancers or to those who would like to start their freelancing career. Remote job listings are posted daily to help you find clients or work with progressive remote-first start-up companies.
4.) Market yourself in social media. Take advantage of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, etc. to generate leads and find potential clients. Advertise yourself to your target market by showing your skills to let them know your availability to work and how you can help their business. In relation to this, discover job opportunities using the search filter with relevant keywords with formats like: #hiring #keyword or looking for a [keyword]. Also, there are niche-specific social media platforms based on your expertise. For instance, join Behance if you are a designer or Github if you are a developer. Build a strong portfolio showcasing only your best work.
5.) Network online and offline. Go out and expose yourself to any events to meet potential clients. Getting to know people personally and vice versa build trust that can eventually result in getting clients. Check Meetup.com, Eventbrite or even Events in Facebook to be updated of various local events that catch your interest. On the other hand, socialize online through joining various social media groups and be an active participant.
