Torchlight

Philadelphia, PA | Posted: 4 years ago

Torchlight Technology Group is an online marketing and technology company with a focus on digital media and lead generation. We work with clients primarily in the insurance and financial services industries.TTG has a proprietary technology platform for data and lead management and has a growing digital advertising and marketing division. We create and maintain our own web properties and work with a limited group of clients at an agency level. Our team includes engineers, designers, media buyers, data analysts, business development staff, and operations specialists who work collaboratively to achieve our goals.Software Developer (PHP | MVC | HTML5 | JS)Torchlight Technology is setting a new standard for how companies acquire qualified leads - and we're currently searching for a Software Developer to help take us to the next level.We are actively searching for a software developer that wants to work in an interdisciplinary, teamwork-oriented (Agile/SCRUM process) environment where they will help us build capacity - and the most powerful media buying and lead-generation platform on the market.As our ideal candidate, you have the technical skills we're looking for and the drive to continue to develop new ones. You are a highly-motivated self-starter who wants to make valuable contributions to our team from day one. You are someone who understands the full stack - from soup to nuts - and are always looking for ways to expand skills, jump in, and find elegant and simple solutions to challenging problems.Projects And Responsibilities IncludeWork in a collaborative team environment, designing and building new applications intended for a fast-growing marketHelp to make broad technical decisions impacting our stack, our products, and the growth of the entire companyHelp to drive enhancements, optimize performance, and troubleshoot defects for core business applicationsDevelop, test and implement software applications and products under the direct supervision of a technical leadContribute to UX design and developmentTake an active part in a team-wide, agile development processRequired Skills And ExperienceComputer Science degree or 7+ years software development experience4+ years PHP2+ years in MVC frameworks (CakePHP preferred)HTML/CSS experience4+ years Javascript/JQuery (Reactjs preferred)4+ years MySQL or PostgresAWS experience (EC2, VPC, S3, Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda)Apache or nginxProficient in linux command line (Ubuntu preferred)GithubPreferable SkillsExperience with Javascript frameworks (Reactjs, Angular, Vue)Expertise in multiple languages (PHP, node.js, python, rust, etc)Experience with Twilio, SparkpostExperience working in Agile/SCRUM processOur Company CultureAt Torchlight, we put emphasis on collaboration and shared goals. We believe that a diversity of opinion is important, and give all our team members the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas during the creative and implementation process.We have a flat management structure meaning that while everyone has a job role, we expect that everyone at all levels of the company is capable of working with autonomy and making decisions when necessary. Anyone on our team could be expected to take ownership of a project when it is appropriate.We value diversity and make every effort to provide a working experience where all people feel they are mutually respected and valued. Our team is multinational and, collectively, we speak 10 different languages at last count. We believe that a richness of backgrounds leads to a wealth of creativity and ideas.Our approach to solving problems is data-driven. We believe that, rather than molding data to fit desired outcomes, it is better to let the numbers speak for themselves. We have strong QA and QC practices across all our projects and focus on finding hard data on performance and behavior, rather than relying on industry standards or gut instinct.How To ApplyDoes the above sound like it might be you? Then we'd love to hear from you.