Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
Edmonds Office - Edmonds, WA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Salary Range
$115,000.00 - $126,000.00 Salary/year
Job Category
Information Technology
Job Overview:
At Rick Steves' Europe, we are passionate about travel. Through our European tour program, guidebooks, public television series, weekly radio show, and our expanding web presence, we have inspired millions to explore and contribute to the world in which we live.
We are looking for an experienced Software Developer to join our team of travelers and to help us spread our passion for travel.
As a full stack Rails developer, equally comfortable in both front-end and back-end work, you'll join our existing team of developers to build and maintain the web applications that drive our public websites and internal processes. You'll work closely with members of other departments to design and develop solutions that best serve the needs of our customers and coworkers. As a customer-focused company, these solutions must be functional, intuitive, and easy to use. The ideal candidate will also be self-directed and be able to take ownership of a new feature and drive it from a set of requirements into production.
Responsibilities:

• Work with a small team of developers to build web and mobile applications that serve our customer-facing and business-related needs
• Collaborate with team members on solutions with a focus on functionality, user experience, and technical design
• Write automated tests to help ensure code works as designed
• Participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and opportunities for professional growth with other developers
• Contribute to UI/UX design and implementation
• Produce clean, performant, and smartly documented code
• Build integrations with various systems using RESTful APIs and other web services
• Guide deployments through our Git/CI/Heroku pipeline
• Assist in manual system and integration testing efforts
• Perform maintenance and bug fixes on existing projects
• Support day-to-day end-user issues and requests
• Manage deliverables and deadlines according to approved project plans

Qualifications:

• 5 years of professional software development experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Expertise in building and scaling web applications using a modern web development framework
• Ruby on Rails experience strongly preferred
• Strong skills in full front-end development using HTML, CSS, and JS
• Experience JavaScript frameworks (Stimulus, React, jQuery, etc.)
• Proficiency in writing clean, well-tested code
• Proficiency in building and consuming web services
• Experience with Heroku, AWS, Git, Stripe, Square
• Qualtrics, ColdFusion or Salesforce experience a plus
• Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage time effectively
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven organizational and multitasking abilities

Benefits:

• Hybrid work schedule (3 days in office, 2 days remote) w/ flexible hours
• Paid holidays (9)
• Paid vacation (starting at 10 days) and sick leave (based on WA state laws)
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans
• Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance
• Access to EAP (Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) with annual profit sharing
• Discretionary Bonuses
• Additional fringe benefits include:
  • Tour and Travel benefits
  • Employee Merchandise Discount
  • Education and Health Club Allowance
  • Tech and Remote Work Equipment Allowance
• Strong emphasis on work/life balance
• Relaxed culture and office atmosphere

About Us:
Our mission is to inspire, inform, and equip Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. We value travel as a powerful way to better understand and contribute to the world in which we live. Our number one priority is to teach good and thoughtful travel. We believe we have the obligation to set an example of how a successful company, with personality and distinction, can be a role model to others: engaged in our community, true to our philosophy, and actively communicating and demonstrating our values.
As an employer, we are committed to understanding, accepting, and valuing the many differences between individuals. We maintain a supportive, respectful, and inclusive environment where every person feels welcome and valued, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.