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ABOUT BITOVI:

Bitovi helps companies create better web applications.    

We are looking for candidates to help build complex and high-profile web applications within our consulting practice.  We guide our clients to build things the "right way": maintainable, scalable, tested, documented, etc.
  
Our developers are consultants who are knowledgeable and proficient communicators, and are able to help enterprise clients make the right decisions for their applications.
 
Hello Potential Bitovian
sums it up well (short read!)


THE JOB:
    
We are looking for a candidate with the following attributes: 
  • Experience developing applications at the enterprise level
  • Proven ability to deliver real-work solutions and platforms
  • Ability to lead a team and be an integral part of a team
  • Experience working with clients or other stakeholders directly. A people person.
  • Willing and able to travel onsite, to a Chicago office 1-2 weeks per month
  • Doesn’t mind a bit of travel, averaging one week every couple of months
  
Specific experience:
  • Strong, working knowledge of Node.js
  • Payment integrations, 3rd party integrations, and/or Redis
  • Handling complex scaling issues (sessions, locked lists), tiered caching, sharding data, and sticky load balancing
  • Developing modern, micro-service-based web applications
  • Complex systems and API Integrations
  • Some full stack experience (Deployment, Database, and Frontend)
  
Other Skills we value:
  • Source control with Git.
  • Environments setup, secure configuration, and deployments (AWS, Docker, CloudFoundry, Heroku, etc.)
  • Server and browser security
  • Networking
  • Encryption
  • Database schema design and development experience for both SQL and NoSQL systems.
  • Understanding and implementing authentication - know when it’s appropriate to use sessions, API tokens, JWT, cookies or a mix.
  • Authorization and access control - Role-based, and attribute-based
  • Concurrency and scaling application servers.
  • The Microservice architecture
  • Logging, rate limiting
  • Test driven development and benchmarking
  
In addition to client work, you’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing company by applying your talent and passion towards an area of interest.  Bitovi developers:
  • Speak at conferences
  • Give trainings
  • Run meet ups
  • Maintain open source projects
  • Write articles
  
Benefits:
  • Competitive salary and yearly bonuses
  • Bi-annual company retreats (previously in Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Amelia Island)
  • 401(k) plan with matching
  • 4 weeks of paid vacation per year
  • Health and dental insurance
  • Gym membership reimbursement
  • Maternity / Paternity leave

Interested in Applying at Bitovi?


Write a resume and a thoughtful intro that shows us that you’re the kind of person we’ve described above. Your intro should include: 
1 - Why you are interested in this role
2 - Something you worked on recently that you are proud of
3 - A fun fact about yourself
If you have any specific salary requirements or other conditions, make sure to include those as well. 


*Please note that we are not interested in working with recruiters at this time. All job offers are contingent on passing a background check.