Blaze Online is looking for a Full Stack Developer - Node.js and React (Home Based) to join our team!

We are an eCommerce development agency that exclusively works with WooCommerce and headless online stores. We know that a great user experience is key to online success, so we focus on creating beautiful and intuitive stores that are easy for customers to use.

We are based in Australia, with a growing team of talented and skilled team members in the Philippines. Our team loves working with Blaze Online because they get to work from home but are still part of a great team and company that's constantly improving their skills and learning new ones. Plus we offer attractive compensation and performance bonuses.

In today's rapidly evolving business environment, it is crucial for employees to constantly update their skills and knowledge in order to stay competitive. At our company, we prioritize ongoing learning and development for our employees by offering mentoring opportunities and providing access to online learning platforms like Udemy and Codecademy. We believe that investing in the growth of our employees not only benefits them personally and professionally but also helps drive the success of our organization as a whole.

Mission

You will work with the existing development team and customers to develop, maintain, and improve our headless e-commerce frontend platform to WordPress/WooCommerce backend.

You will also contribute a broad range of technical expertise, contributing to the planning and implementation of functionality and logic across web and mobile platforms and products.

As part of the development team, you’ll help to define the most effective approach to implementing features and prioritizing of requirements against a roadmap, taking into account performance, stability, and scalability.

Your experience in navigating the diverse ecosystem of tools, frameworks, and 3rd party platforms will ensure the team is exploring a range of approaches to deliver the right solutions for our clients and their users.

Competencies

The perfect candidate shall meet the following criteria:

Core Values

Demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values. These are embedded in all roles; candidates must evidence their own set of moral beliefs as part of the application process.

• Excellence
  • setting high standards for ourselves and our work.
  • continuously seeking to improve and learn new skills.
  • striving to surpass expectations and deliver exceptional results.
• Integrity
  • We always strive to do the right thing, even when it may not be easy or popular.
  • We are transparent in our actions and communication.
  • We hold ourselves accountable for our choices and behavior.
• Innovation
  • We invest in research and development to find new, innovative solutions.
  • We encourage our employees to think outside the box and come up with creative ideas.
  • We prioritize implementing new technologies and processes that improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills and Experience

We are seeking a full stack developer with a minimum of 3 years of general web development experience with React and Node js.

The ideal candidate is someone who is actively working in the ecommerce space.

• Thorough understanding of React.js, JavaScript, Typescript and Node.js core principles. Next.js, Tailwind experience is also a plus.
• Understanding of RESTful Web Services technologies such as JSON, SOAP, and HTTP.
• Work in an agile environment that includes, stand-ups, story grooming, and peer review
• Quality-focused with excellent attention to detail.
  
• Works both independently and with other developers and has the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical team members.
• Writes well-documented code.
  
• Excellent English communication skills - written and verbal and able to address difficult concepts to intended audiences.
• Mentor others in modern web component-oriented development practices using technologies including React.js, Next.js and GraphQL.

Additional Information

• Daily scrum meeting Mon to Fri at 8:30am to 9:30am.
• Compensation package commensurate with previous work experiences and skills.
  
• Mentoring opportunities and access to online learning platforms like Udemy and Codecademy.
• Participate in employee performance bonus and incentive schemes.
• Work 8 am to 5 pm Philippines time, Monday to Friday (earlier start and finish times can be proposed).
• Work from home - you must have a reliable PC/Laptop and internet connection, and a place where you can work uninterrupted.
• Monthly internet allowance.
• Strictly observes national Philippine holidays.

If you've got the skills and you're ready to work with a growing, dynamic company; we want to hear from YOU!