Lead Cloud/Backend Developer

Remote
Baliston®

Who are we?

Baliston was founded in 2021 by footwear, biomechanics, and design experts to deliver a new footwear experience that starts and ends with circularity - a process that starts with a sustainable design and ends with Baliston collecting and properly recycling every single pair of shoes produced.


Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Baliston also has offices in Kansas City, assembly and warehousing in Denver, and an international team in France and Luxembourg.

Job Overview

We are looking for a Cloud/Full Stack Developer to produce scalable software solutions. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.


As a Full Stack Developer, you should be comfortable around both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility.


This role is fully remote, with occasional travel to our headquarters, and provides an excellent opportunity for a talented professional to contribute to the maintenance, enhancement, and optimization of our optimization of our backend and servers-side architecture while actively participating in the development of our platform solutions.


If you’re also familiar with Agile methodologies, we’d like to meet you.

Role Expectations

  • Responsible for maintaining and deploying our stack in AWS
  • Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
  • Design client-side and server-side architecture
  • Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
  • Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
  • Write effective APIs
  • Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
  • Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
  • Create security and data protection settings
  • Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
  • Write technical documentation
  • Audit and ensure best securities practices in our stack

Qualifications:

  • Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
  • Proficient with JavaScript, from Vanilla to Typescript
  • Proficient with ReactJs, NextJs, VueJs
  • Proficient with Node.js
  • Proficient with databases (SQL and NoSQL)
  • Proficient with AWS and familiar with IaC principles
  • Familiar with Firebase
  • Knowledge of Shopify
  • Understanding of Git and familiarity with continuous integration
  • Understanding of the importance of clean code

What we’ll love about you:

  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • Great attention to detail
  • Organizational skills
  • An analytical mind

Our stack:

  • React and NextJs
  • AWS Lambda with NodeJs (and Typescript)
  • MongoDB
  • Firebase
  • Shopify

Application Process

All qualified candidates, please send your resume with the job title you are applying for to: We welcome a short description of why you would be an ideal candidate for this position and are looking forward to hearing from you!

Baliston is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Baliston makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.