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Founded in 2007, Lumos Labs is the leader in brain training. Over 100 million users have used our Lumosity application to train their cognitive skills, playing our games over 6 billion times. We are now applying our unique approach to building scientifically-validated, delightfully fun, and deeply engaging products to other aspects of brain health and wellness. We are incubating multiple “seed-stage startups” within the company, in areas like creativity, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and more. We are building one of the premiere digital health brands and are looking for talented, mission-oriented people to join us on the journey.

Lumos is looking for a senior backend web developer to join the application engineering team. This team is responsible for all applications that the user interacts with directly. We are passionate about giving our customers a first class experience by creating frictionless, entertaining and robust applications they can interact with. We’re looking for someone that can help us architect and build a robust, scalable front-end web application.

YOU WILL

  • Drive the design, development and maintenance of all our infra for our web applications and act as a resource for other engineers regarding all things related to our platform.
  • Have a focus on performance of our backends by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
  • Collaborate with front end developers on how best to serve code and data.
  • Understand and actively implement a high level of security and data protection through the development process.
  • Be a champion of clear documentation and distribution of information regarding architectural choices, processes and database schemas.
  • Keep informed of advancements in the field.
  • Experience in a modern / script lang: nodejs, ruby, RoR, typescript SSR, GraphQL.
  • Be an active participant in shaping and maintaining our culture by suggesting improvements to processes and technologies.

YOU HAVE

  • A deep understanding of modern web development, including HTML5 and CSS3, Ruby, Typescript, JavaScript, common web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
  • A consistent track record of building robust and scalable backend web applications using React, Typescript and preferable Next.js or some other Server Side Rendering library
  • Extensive knowledge of GraphQL
  • Knowledge of infrastructure on AWS and serverless architecturesSuperb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
  • Great organizational and time management skills.
  • Experience with native mobile development (Swift and Kotlin)
  • Experience with game development in Unity and/or Cocos Creator (or Cocos.js)

WE OFFER

  • The excitement and fun of the early-stage startup paired with the maturity and stability of a later-stage business with substantial revenue and company infrastructure
  • Competitive compensation, including salary and benefits on-par with later-stage companies, and equity compensation on-par with earlier-stage ones
  • An egoless environment that fosters collaboration of all types. We have a culture of ownership, trust, camaraderie, and funA focus on sustainability - in our products, our business, and for our employees
  • A culture that values coming together and sharing our varied interests to illuminate new and inspiring ideas, all with a focus on helping our users make meaningful improvements in their lives
  • The opportunity to learn, grow, and bond with a tight community of coworkers based in SF, and with teammates around the world (OR, WA, NJ, SD, MD, CT, IL, NV, Germany, Brazil, Serbia, Ukraine, India)
  • Competitive benefits (options for individual and/or domestic partner/family medical, dental and vision plans, EAP, FSA, commuter benefits, parental and other leaves, One Medical membership and much more!)
  • A collaborative culture where growth from within is encouraged
  • Continuous learning budget for conferences, professional and skill development
  • Flexible time off to rest, reset, and recharge
  • Flexible and remote work arrangements
  • Monthly wellness, internet, and cell phone reimbursements
  • Fun social events such as board game nights, work anniversary celebrations, weekly happy hours, and quarterly company-wide events
  • Team lunches and off-sites (past excursions include creative retreats, cooking classes, escape rooms, and terrarium building)
  • Regular creative learning sessions, skill shares, forums, guest speakers, and workshops
  • We recognize family is important - we host Bring Your Child to Work Day annually as well as other kid-friendly offsite events
  • We empower employees to give back to our community - our DEI team facilitates this through activities and initiatives year-round

Lumos Labs values diversity and recognizes that employees from a broad range of perspectives improves both the practice of science and the brain training experience for everyone. We are committed to inclusion, diversifying tech, and advocating for diversity in our employees, their experiences, and the people we serve.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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