Full-Stack Software Engineer (P-072)

 SMASH, Who we are?

We are agents for tech professionals in Costa Rica and Colombia that help them build careers in the United States. 

We believe in long-lasting relationships with our talent. We invest time getting to know them as individuals and understanding what they are looking for as their professional next step. 

We aim to find the perfect match. As agents, we make sure to pair our talent with our US clients, not only by their technical skills but as a cultural fit. Our core competency is to find the right talent, fast.

We purposefully move away from the “contractor” or “outsourcing” type of relationship. Our clients don’t want contractors or “just a service.” Neither does our talent.

Our Benefits

• Work from everywhere
• Private Medical Insurance
• English Academy for Employees and Relative
• Business Skills Coach – Certifications
• Discounts with Tech Universities
• Events and additional Perks

This is a remote position for Costa Rica and Colombia
This position is Remote to work with a US Company, you will require to have Citizenship or work permit from Costa Rica or Colombia to apply for this role

Job Description

This is a remote position.

Position Overview:

As a full stack developer on the Apps, Analytics, and Visualization team you will help build engaging, scalable, responsive web applications and the APIs to power them. You will help our customers to analyze, segment, and manage their portfolio by making it simple to interact with over a billion attributes detected using Arturo models. You are an innovative thinker who is experienced in software engineering with a track record of delivering performant, maintainable code.

What you’ll do:

• Be challenged with implementing sub-second APIs and algorithms against 100’s of millions to billions of records

• Work with a passionate team to build highly responsive web applications that defy the standard Insurance and Insurtech experience

• Follow software engineering best practices: CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, static code analysis, etc.

• Bring new ideas that push the team and the company to new heights

Requirements

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field plus 5+ years of experience

• Proficient in building web applications with ReactJS, JavaScript, and TypeScript

• Extensive experience with AWS Serverless architectures, including Lambda functions, for building efficient, scalable solutions

• Strong background in developing fast, scalable, and maintainable APIs using AWS AppSync

• In-depth knowledge of database technologies, including relational databases such as PostgreSQL, as well as NoSQL datastores like DynamoDB

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn and grow

Nice to haves:

• Geospatial software development experience using Deck.gl and PostGIS

• Practical experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) systems such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions

• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes