#tutorfair

You will have a background in Web development with an emphasis on front-end technologies but some back-end skills will be useful as well. The role will require full-time hands on coding, you must be a self-motivated quick learner and self-starter, and probably be a little bit nuts on the side.

You will be working with the lead ninja on improving and building new features for the Tutorfair website.

The Company: Tutorfair

We are building a marketplace for tutors, with a social mission. For every child who pays we give tutoring to a child who can’t afford it.

a unique brand and design that bring this mission to life

we have 150 amazing tutors so far, more joining every day, and clients booking

we have established relationships with charities and schools to reach as many struggling children as possible

we have investments and expressions of interest from top class angels

some crazy founders, one headed LOVEFilM’s marketing, another flies around the world tutoring royalty and movie stars, a third is a serial entrepreneur and finally a mad developer.

This is an exciting time to join a young dynamic team with a passion for what they do.

Responsibilities

Overview of key responsibilities:

Ownership of front-end development

Provide input on user journey and ergonomics for new features or enhancements

Work with designer to achieve the best possible user experience

Implement design templates

Collaborate on back-end enhancements

Some basic devops

Bug fixing

Skills and Experience

Essential skills for the role:

Excellent knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3

Strong JavaScript, knowledge of jQuery

Working knowledge of PHP, ability to understand and patch some PHP code

Ability to produce clear lightweight technical documentation

Linux experience, ability to work at the command line

Communication skills and a sense of humor please

These skills are not essential for the role but would be beneficial:

Experience working with MVC frameworks

Working knowledge of decentralised version control systems (git, mercurial)

Experience of other programming languages

Experience of SQL

Experience of SCSS/SASS

Unit testing best practices and experience

Working in an agile and scrum development methodology

What You Can Expect

A great adventure to shape up a business while working with an experienced team with a strong track record

A combination of cash and equity, which makes the journey worth it

All the passion and fun of starting a company and making a difference

Applications

Please call Edd (m:07879 642 617) and/or send applications including a CV to:

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