Kumanu is an innovative technology company synthesizing breakthrough behavioral and data science with elegant design to deliver performance through purpose to individuals, teams, organizations, and communities. Our Ann Arbor headquarters, located in the historic Argus building close to downtown, is home to industry leaders and a collaborative spirit that allows us to solve problems and iterate quickly and expertly. We prize ideas, a vibrant sense of humor, and above all, a passion for the role purpose plays in our lives. We offer excellent pay and benefits and a positive, dynamic, collaborative and purpose-driven work environment.
Kumanu is currently seeking an enthusiastic web application developer to join our team on a contract basis here in Ann Arbor. A person joining the team would be building brand new web applications, working on existing platforms and interacting with the rest of the team in a flexible and collaborative way. The project is expect to last several months. Our contract software engineers are considered an integral part of the team and are encouraged to provide ideas and feedback to make our applications better for our users. Kumanu has a strong focus on ensuring the applications we build are accessible and highly usable and we value related feedback.
Responsibilities:
- Create high quality and engaging applications in an Agile development environment
- Provide feedback on software design and specifications
- Follow code management best practices to enable effective collaboration with other developers
- Create automated tests to ensure stable, predictable software
- Suggest process improvements
Necessary Technical Skills:
- Ability to create application features from detailed specs and designs in HTML and well-structured CSS, with attention to detail, proper semantics and maintainability
- Strong JavaScript knowledge and skills
- In-depth knowledge of Angular
- Familiarity or experience with TypeScript
- Ability to formulate, discuss and consume RESTful JSON APIs and/or GraphQL endpoints
Desired Non-Technical Skills:
- Strong problem solving skills including identifying problems and developing and evaluating options
- Good interpersonal skills including the ability to work as a member of a highly-interactive team and collaborate with design and product management
- A strong commitment to quality and an understanding of code management and software development best practices
- A desire to learn new things and interest in the latest technologies
- Written and oral communication skills including the ability to be persuasive and adapt communications to the audience and issue
- Ability to manage your time effectively
Bonus Points For:
- Experience building applications that follow accessibility guidelines like those from the WCAG working group
- Knowledge of what makes for good usability and a willingness to advocate for it
- Ability to evaluate solutions for security, performance, quality, maintainability, and reliability
- Skill in any of the following: Flutter, Node, RESTful APIs, PostgreSQL, Content Management Systems, Native iOS (Swift), Native Android (Kotlin), AWS, Docker, Python or R
What Kumanu Provides:
- Flexible working hours, including some potential for working remotely on occasion
- Chief Energy Officer Lenny, our Founder’s Jack Russell Terrier, is often in the office providing fun and stress relief
- Nap/meditation room and weekly yoga sessions
- Kitchen with coffee, tea and a variety of healthy (and a few unhealthy) snacks
Qualifications:
- Bachelor or Masters degree in technical program or equivalent experience
- 3+ years working experience
Kumanu is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
At Kumanu, our vision is to be a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work to show the world the importance of purpose in our lives.