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DESCRIPTION

Splyce is looking to hire a freelance full stack developer. You will be working on a small, dedicated team helping to shape the future of Splyce’s web presence. This is a remote freelance position. Applicants will work under the guidance of the Technology Director.

The ideal candidate for this position will have experience with both front-end and back-end web technologies, as well as experience working in a freelance capacity. You should be comfortable providing estimates for proposed projects, tracking your time, and invoicing for work done.

You will be responsible for developing front-end and back-end code to meet agreed upon specifications. The exact scope of your contributions will vary depending on the projects you are given. You should be comfortable working with others but able to grind away at problems on your own.

Splyce is one of the top esports organizations in the world, with teams currently competing at the professional level in League of Legends, StarCraft II, Paladins, Halo, Rocket League, SMITE and Call of Duty.

Our mission is to be the most elite esports team in the world. With players currently competing in North America, Europe and South Korea, Splyce aims to bring an incredible fan experience to every follower, worldwide.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum

You must meet these criteria in order to be considered.

  • Fluent in PHP and JavaScript.
  • Comfortable working with a PHP framework such as Laravel or Yii
  • Experience working with object-oriented programming.
  • Experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular and Vue.
  • Experience working with JavaScript libraries such as: jQuery, Underscore, lodash.
  • Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL.
  • Have created and developed your own personal web projects or apps.
  • Willing to provide samples of past code, or willing to complete a small test project.

Preferred

These criteria are not required, but will greatly improve your value to us.

  • 2+ years experience working with the AngularJS (1.x.x) framework.
  • Experience creating or extending APIs.
  • Experience writing code that interacts with third-party APIs.
  • Experience working on a team with other developers.
  • Experience working with version control software.
  • Comfortable setting up and configuring web servers and other server-side applications.
  • Experience doing data analysis/correlation or creating tools to assist others in this task.
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Heroku).
  • Knowledge of esports, live streaming, and gamer culture.
  • Online portfolio or working live projects.
  • Experience writing secure code for eCommerce websites.

Bonus

Have experience in any of the following and you will be the dev of our dreams.

  • Real-time systems such as chat, stock exchanges, streaming.
  • Social-focused systems with user-to-user communication.
  • Video delivery/streaming systems.
  • Information security operations.
  • DevOps - continuous integration, build servers.
  • Scalable server infrastructure.
  • Database architecture and optimization.
  • Machine learning.

Education

  • BS in Computer Science or related field, or 5+ years of relevant work experience.

Ideal Candidate

  • Available for meetings in a 2-hour window of our business hours (8am-6pm EDT).
  • Fluent in English.
  • Driven, good work ethic.
  • Loves esports.
  • Avid gamer.
  • Comfortable working and communicating remotely.
  • Able to manage time well: accurate estimates and meet deadlines.
  • Comfortable providing estimates, tracking time, and issuing invoices.

Submit

  • Provide resume, cover letter, and: examples of past work and code or link to online portfolio.