<i>VERBLING OVERVIEW</i><p>Verbling is a San Francisco startup helping the world learn foreign languages. Students on six continents use Verbling to realize their dreams. We're looking for amazing people to make more dreams come true.<p>At Verbling, we see the faces of our users every single day. They're more than numbers on a graph. Language students fumble with grammar, learn slang, and laugh in live Verbling classes 24/7. We're still data driven, and the numbers could become very large. We're targeting over a billion language learners previously locked into a dead, broken market, now ripe for disruption thanks to technology.<p>WHAT WE LOOK FOR<p>The first ten team members shape the company's culture, a culture that will mean everything as the organization scales. Therefore, we look for those with founder mentality. We want to bring on board people who take initiative, who aren't afraid of responsibility, and who understand the inherent value in moving fast and taking risks.<p><i>THE POSITION</i><p>San Francisco - Full-time<p>Javascript is crucial to Verbling. We use Node.js on the backend and a Backbone-based framework on the front-end. We are looking for someone who's excited about getting their hands dirty in all part of the stack.<p>You are a experienced Javascript developer who wants to get in on building the future of ed-tech from the bottom up. You want to be an integral part in inventing new ways for students to learn foreign languages.<p>You love to learn, and equally love to share your knowledge with others. You’re both a listener and contributor. You are a great communicator and you take care to understand before making yourself understood.<p>Your code is architected for scalability, re-use, and testability. Your operators are always === and you are a master of closures. You have strong opinions on code structure and modularization. You're pretty darn excited about isometric flux, generators, and FRP.<p>RESPONSIBILITIES<p>Own and drive projects from idea spec to production.
Work closely with product and design teams.
Continually iterate on product features using analytics and user feedback.<p>REQUIREMENTS<p>Experience with Node.js.
Experience in front-end JS development, and preferably in a framework like Backbone, Angular, etc.
Always thinking about scalability and performance bottlenecks.
A test-driven mindset.<p>BONUS<p>Interest in spoken languages.
Open-source contributions.
Experience in NoSQL; MongoDB, Couch, redis, or similar.<p>Apply at <a href="https://jobs.lever.co/verbling/d0bf083c-0c9a-420d-858e-93d97bab943f/apply" rel="nofollow">https://jobs.lever.co/verbling/d0bf083c-0c9a-420d-858e-93d97...</a> or, alternatively, send an email with resume, Github/Linkedin, and a note showing us why you'd be good fit, to jobs@verbling.com.