The Motley Fool is a purpose-driven financial services company on a mission to make the world smarter, happier, and richer. For 30 years, we’ve been helping people make better investment decisions through transparency, education, and a healthy dose of Foolish fun. We’re a fast-moving, collaborative team that values high-quality work, curiosity, and initiative. We care deeply about what we do, and we’re driven by the impact our work has on real people’s financial futures.
What does this team do?Join a high-performance development team delivering web applications to millions of users monthly in the fintech and media space. We value innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. We are a remote workforce that uses Slack, Zoom, Jira, and agile development practices to keep in sync.
What would you do in this role?As a Senior Software Developer, you’ll be working on a fast paced team responsible for the code that powers our ultimate goal of helping people invest and be smarter, happier and richer. Successful Fools have well-formed opinions (stemming from their broad experience) and the ability to jump right into code independently.
But what does this role actually do?- Develop and maintain web applications using a variety of technologies, including but not limited to React, Next.js, TypeScript, TailwindCSS and occasionally Python.
- Collaborate with other team members on best practices for efficient and sustainable engineering, focusing on achieving a balance between aesthetics, scalability, and performance.
- Provide and receive technical feedback through pair programming and code reviews.
- Collaborate closely with design, product, and leadership teams to anticipate future needs and align our technology roadmap with long-term goals.
- 5+ years of developing highly performant and scalable web applications
- Proficiency with agentic workflows and AI-driven automation
- High level of proficiency in React, Next.js, Typescript, GraphQL and REST APIs
- Understanding of backend development using Python
- Experience with AWS
- Experience working with sophisticated application state, e.g. Apollo Client, Redux
- Experience with Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines for Python applications
- Proven track record in high-performance teams
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Familiarity with security best practices in web development
Compensation:
Below is our target compensation range. While we are budget conscious, we’re also eager to find the right person for this role, so if your target is outside of this range, please don’t hesitate to apply and we’d be happy to have a conversation.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of developing highly performant and scalable web applications
- Proficiency with agentic workflows and AI-driven automation
- High level of proficiency in React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- GraphQL
- REST APIs
- Understanding of backend development using Python
- Experience with AWS
- Experience working with sophisticated application state (Apollo Client, Redux)
- Experience with Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines for Python applications
- Proven track record in high-performance teams
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Familiarity with security best practices in web development
- TailwindCSS
What We Do
The Motley Fool’s purpose is to make the world smarter, happier, and richer. While other companies may make you smarter, happier, or richer, we aim to do all three by providing outstanding business and investing advice — with a decidedly Foolish bent. Our name is in homage to the one character in Shakespearean literature — the court jester — who could speak the truth to the king and queen without having his or her head lopped off. The Fools of yore entertained the court with humor that instructed as it amused. More importantly, the Fool was never afraid to question conventional wisdom. We believe in treating every dollar as an investment in the future you want to create. We believe that investing in great businesses, for the long term, is the most effective path to wealth. We believe in the power of a community to learn and grow together. We believe in keeping score and being transparent in our investment performance. We strive to fulfill our purpose by truly serving every Fool, from our employees to our members to our community. We provide a variety of solutions to improve many areas of your financial life, including your investment portfolio, personal finances, real estate holdings, company, and career. The Motley Fool is headquartered in Alexandria, Va., with offices in Denver and Sydney, Australia, and serves investors and businesses in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Singapore, and Germany.
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