At Sanctuary Computer — we’re building a different type of technology shop. Based in NYC’s Chinatown (and remote), the way we approach building things is more like a restaurant than a traditional agency, with an emphasis in providing our clients with an outspoken sense of comfort and hospitality.
Right now, we’re looking for a senior developer with experience leading teams and collaborating closely with product owners.
In this role, you’ll be joining our team as a senior developer who’s eager to practice Value Engineering while solving tough challenges.
Responsibilities will include:
- Helping us to scope and estimate development work on client projects
- Drafting technical architecture plans for implementation
- Communicating directly with clients to align project scope with budget and timeline
- Owning the success of the project with a close eye on team velocity, project scope, budget, and timeline
- Supporting more junior team members through code review and advising
- Contributing to projects as an individual contributor and lead
The person we’re looking for is happy, relaxed and easy to get along with. They’re flexible on anything except conceits that will lower their usually outstanding work quality. They work “smart”, by carefully managing their workflow and staggering features that have dependencies intelligently — they prefer deep work but are OK coming up to the surface now and then for top level / strategic conversations.
Must Have Competencies:
- Extensive backend experience with Ruby on Rails, Elixir Phoenix, or Node.js Frameworks
- Experience with JavaScript frameworks (React + Next.js, Vue, or Svelte) and a love of Typescript
- Fluency in SQL & database operations, and experience with one of PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL or SQLite.
- Fluency in HTTP, Status Codes, Security Standards and other Web protocols & patterns.
- Extensive experience with API Design and knowledge of REST and GraphQL, as well as authentication strategies with JWTs and OAuth 2.0.
- Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure and a core understanding of best practices such as IAM & credential management.
- Production experience with PaaS providers such as Heroku, Render, Cloud66, Vercel, or Gigalixir.
