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Back End Developer

Golden Hippo

Back End Developer

Woodland Hills, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    WHO WE ARE

    GOLDEN HIPPO is a successful, growing direct to consumer digital marketing company committed to helping everyone live their healthiest life. We create cutting edge health, wellness, and beauty products and work tirelessly to get them into the hands of the people who need them most - our customers. Our e-commerce platform enables us to do so powered by incredible talent. 

    At Golden Hippo you have a chance to make an impact. You will have the opportunity to be innovative, take initiative and grow. A career at Golden Hippo is more than just a job. It is the chance to continuously grow, work among friends every day, to work and play hard, and to see the results of your work firsthand. Golden Hippo offers great opportunities within marketing, technology, design, copywriting, video editing, and the operations behind all of this. If you are results driven, ambitious, a creative problem-solver, have a positive energy, collaborative and a continuous learner we might just be the perfect place for you! 

    THE ROLE Golden Hippo is currently looking for a BACK END DEVELOPER who will be responsible for developing custom eCommerce and Marketing software solutions. You will work closely with the web development and operations teams delivering custom software solutions for the Advertising and Marketing teams.

    WHY YOU SHOULD WORK WITH US

    Here at Golden Hippo we work in a lively, laid back work environment with a fully stocked kitchen for our employees to use. We pride ourselves in our incredibly diverse workforce. We intentionally strive to cultivate, create, and celebrate a rich, vibrant and inclusive culture of belonging where our employees feel respected and empowered. We also offer:

    • Competitive salary (DOE)
    • Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, life...)
    • Matching 401K plan
    • In-office CrossFit gym with professional coaches
    • Yoga and meditation breaks
    • Casual, "no dress code" atmosphere and an open, inspiring office space
    • Ongoing learning and development opportunities such as manager and employee development classes, book clubs, webinars, mentorship program, Hippo Talks, and much more. 
    • Regular celebrations and happy hours
    • Highly interactive work with a talented, diverse, passionate team
    • UNLIMITED room for growth and results-based pay increases

    See what it’s like working at Golden Hippo! 

    WHAT YOUR DAY WILL LOOK LIKE

    • Engineer and operate a platform composed of multiple software systems that interoperate to provide eCommerce and other
    • services in cloud environments including AWS, GCP and Salesforce.
    • Provide expertise in a variety of web technologies including JavaScript, NodeJS, Java, SQL, NOSQ with a focus area of
    • Marketing and eCommerce.
    • Develop and maintain solutions for accepting payments online including credit card processing, PayPal and Amazon Pay.
    • Develop and maintain fraud detection and tax calculation solutions using technology including AvaTax.
    • Develop and maintain solutions in NodeJS and Java that connect with Salesforce.
    • Develop and maintain solutions using server technologies including Facebook Business SDK, Google Ads API, Heroku API and
    • AWS SDK.
    • Ensure successful delivery of new eCommerce and Marketing software solutions and provide migration and ongoing support
    • for consumer facing websites.
    • Support and develop data collection pipelines to optimize business intelligence with data coming from numerous sources
    • such as web pages, video players and eCommerce experiences, in varying formats, stored across multiple cloud
    • environments.
    • Support and develop custom integrations between managed brands and a variety of web traffic sources including Outbrain,
    • Taboola, Criteo, Facebook and Google and proactively work to enhance the effectiveness of advertising and marketing
    • campaigns and integrations with partner systems.
    • Architect solutions that are stable and maintainable.

    THE BEST CANDIDATES WILL HAVE

    • 5-7 years’ eCommerce development experience with NodeJS and Java
    • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
    • Full stack experience including Salesforce and front-end development is preferred
    • Proven experience in engineering large service-oriented systems supporting cross-browser eCommerce solutions
    • Advanced skills in the full software development lifecycle
    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
    • Track record of delivering eCommerce solutions with strong security and performance characteristics.
    • Working knowledge of content management system (CMS) driven eCommerce.
    • Problem-Solving Skills
    • Strong attention to detail
    • Strong organizational skills
    • Adaptable and Flexible
    • Ability to work independently

    Golden Hippo is always looking for smart, driven self-starters who are excited to build a place for themselves in one of the most fun, exciting companies in Los Angeles.  If you thrive on community and communication, learning from your failures, and embracing the unexpected, Golden Hippo just might be the place for you.

    GOLDEN HIPPO COMPANY CULTURE HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company in Los Angeles 202019
    • Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Happiness 202018
    • Golden Hippo is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Work Culture on Comparably.

    Check us out on Comparably! 

    EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Golden Hippo strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.   We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, for applicants in Los Angeles, California, and consistent with applicable laws in other areas.

    HIRING PRACTICES The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Golden Hippo recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Golden Hippo may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.  

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