[Hiring] Full Stack Developer @Planning Center

Hiring: Remote Full Stack Developer - Planning Center (Aug 16, 2024) 💸 Salary: $148k – $190k 📍 Location: USA

About Planning Center

Established in 2006, Planning Center supports over 80,000 churches globally. We pride ourselves on being an independent, debt-free company with no outside investors. Our tools help churches communicate and connect with their congregations, organize information, and coordinate events. We're dedicated to creating excellent web and mobile products that solve real problems.

Our team enjoys the flexibility of remote work, leveraging tools like Asana, Slack, Notion, and Zoom for collaboration. We gather quarterly at our main office in Carlsbad, CA, to strengthen our work relationships.

About the Work

We’re seeking several Full Stack Developers experienced in Ruby on Rails and React. You’ll be responsible for building new features from start to finish, refining existing features, enhancing performance, and ensuring the security of our customers' data.

Responsibilities

• Translating product manager’s feature pitches into technical specifications
• Implementing technical specifications as well-tested GitHub pull requests
• Pairing with designer and developer teammates
• Reviewing teammates' pull requests to enhance quality and mutual learning
• Deploying to production with one click
• Investigating customer-reported bugs triaged by our support team
• Diagnosing errors through our error monitoring tools
• Improving performance with Datadog and AWS Performance Insights
• Participating in book and code clubs for continuous learning

Who We Look For

The best fits for our team embody our Core Values:

Engage with Humility – We participate with openness and receptiveness, listen, learn, and speak kindly regardless of skill level or expertise.

Invest In Our Team – We dedicate our time and energy to our team’s success, embracing diverse perspectives, sharing knowledge, and asking questions.

Do Our Best Work – We continually strive for excellence in our output, contributing to our team’s success and growth.

Focus on Customer Impact – We prioritize our customers' interests in our decision-making, ensuring every project creates positive value for them.

Think Holistically, Work Iteratively – We take practical steps toward our goals while considering the broader context, thinking big and working small.

We believe in building a diverse team with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and we're committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment.

The Hiring Process

During the hiring process, you’ll meet several team members. We encourage you to bring any questions. You’re interviewing us as much as we’re interviewing you.

You will interact with:

• Our Recruiting and Growth Strategist
• Senior Engineering Managers
• Developers from the Product Department
• The Engineering Manager you’ll report to

We provide a timeline for hiring to help candidates plan accordingly. This particular round will remain open until all positions are filled. Should you be offered a position, the hiring team will discuss a suitable start date.

Hiring Steps:

Step One: Apply with a resume and cover letter. Your cover letter should detail your interest in this position, your development experience, and why you want to join our team.

(Note: AI-generated cover letters are easily identifiable; please personalize your application to stand out.)

Step Two: Online coding assessment to gauge your developer skills.

Step Three: Initial “blind screen” with our recruiter to discuss work and culture.

Step Four: Pairing Interview over Zoom with team members for a lighthearted discussion.

Step Five: Technical Interview with developers to discuss work experience and methodologies.

Step Six: Pending successful interviews, we’ll extend an offer.

Requirements

• Reside in the United States