Intern - Junior Developer

Trace Company Overview

Trace is ushering in a new era of truth and transparency for the cannabis industry. For decades aspiring hemp professionals have been kept in the dark, Trace illuminates. Using cutting-edge blockchain technology, Trace provides a platform for businesses and consumers to verify basic information about the provenance and current state of hemp products from soil to shelf.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Work with product managers, designers and engineers to conceptualize and build new features for our user base, and define and scope technical requirements
• Maintain a backend shared amongst multiple platforms e.g. Web and Native applications
• Develop a backend using GraphQL, NodeJS and MongoDB
• Design and develop scalable database model structures that supports a decentralized application
• Perform internal team code reviews and uphold internal best practices with development and product teams
• Ability to uphold agile methodologies and continuously deliver lean, functional software
• Develop major application features for Trace’s platform within a well estimated series of sprints
• Ensure that standards and principles are adhered to and communicated to other stakeholders on the team
• Provide recommendations through Application Designs around code organization and service deployment
• Document technical contributions, commented code, documented APIs, schema updates & ability to diagram / visually communicate our infrastructure or application design concepts
• Work with teams to understand our users, and help guide and create technical solutions and product decisions
• Identify gaps in development and help with process improvements, suggesting tools and taking actions to prevent a repeat of similar issues.

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of development experience in a senior role within backend software teams building various scalable backend services & infrastructure for web and mobile applications
• Strong communication skills. Must be able to explain complex technical concepts to others on the dev team, other members of the Trace team, state agency officials, etc.
• Ability to review, approve, and contribute to thoughtful UI/UX suggestions and work with the product and design teams to implement builds which prioritize the user above all
• Deep understanding of and practice in lean and agile methodologies
• Knowledge of SQL & NoSQL solutions understanding the pros and cons of relational and free form databases, MySQL, MongoDB and DynamoDB
• Knowledge of web-based multi-tenant enterprise platforms, AWS or other cloud platforms and web security fundamentals
• Experience with blockchain smart contract development, working with blockchains such as Hyperledger, Ethereum and EOS and decentralized storage such as Dat, StorJ and IPFS a plus
• Experience working with mobile development teams and a strong understanding for best practices and native tooling for both iOS and Android. Experience as a mobile developer yourself for native platforms is a plus

Perks and Benefits

• Generous salary commensurate with experience
• Flexible vacation and work from home policy
• Healthcare
• Generous vacation and paid time off policy
• Equity options
• Work travel and team retreats
• Frequent on-site travel for user testing, team meetings, user research