What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Developer position at Horizon?
Join a small, high-functioning team building the next generation of goals-based planning and investing tools.
We are Horizon. We empower financial advisors by providing technology-enabled investment product and by helping them make AND communicate investment and financial planning decisions. We are looking for a talented full-stack web engineer to join our small team.
The Senior Software Developer role at Horizon Investments is focused on writing quality full-stack code and actively participating in the full software development life cycle. Programming is the primary responsibility, though other opportunites may be available based on experience, interest and need. This means that the role of Senior Software Developers at Horizon may include responsibilities like: dev ops, dev ex, report automation, and other tangential elements of the software development lifecycle.
Responsibilities
Permanent US Residents only
We are Horizon. We empower financial advisors by providing technology-enabled investment product and by helping them make AND communicate investment and financial planning decisions. We are looking for a talented full-stack web engineer to join our small team.
The Senior Software Developer role at Horizon Investments is focused on writing quality full-stack code and actively participating in the full software development life cycle. Programming is the primary responsibility, though other opportunites may be available based on experience, interest and need. This means that the role of Senior Software Developers at Horizon may include responsibilities like: dev ops, dev ex, report automation, and other tangential elements of the software development lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- contribute to the firm's codebase by writing well-tested, durable code.
- participate in team meetings and provide insight to the SDLC.
- collaborate with team members on improving the software development process.
- contribute to the product ideation and business analysis processes.
- suggest features and changes to applications where appropriate.
- report issues and bugs, and help resolve them.
- able to write concisely and clearly when collaborating with teammates.
- strong logical programming skill with Clojure(script), Python, and/or other high-level languages.
- comprehensive knowledge of web architecture and application patterns
- experience building polished user interfaces with a variety of style oriented paradigms like: SASS, LESS, Tailwind, Tachyons, etc.
- a firm grasp of git,
- an insatiable desire to solve hard problems quickly,
- a positive, self-starting attitude,
- a teachable spirit and an eagerness to learn (and teach),
- an understanding of, or interest in, financial technology, financial planning, investments, and/or markets.
Permanent US Residents only