Very Good Ventures is a global consultancy that delivers clients elegant solutions using disruptive technologies. At VGV, we believe that building very good technology starts with a culture of excellence, collaboration, humility, and openness – and of course, have a very good time while doing it. We place our company values and culture at the forefront of everything we do.
Rising to prominence as the foremost Flutter experts, VGV is at an exciting stage of growth as we expand our global presence and our range of strategic services. Our mission is to lead the most influential companies through new digital frontiers and improve the relationship between technology and those that create, manage, and experience it. VGV’s client roster spans industries, including Toyota, Google, Dow Jones, JSX, Betterment, and Norwegian Cruise Lines.
People come to work at VGV to solve challenging problems with the newest technology, alongside some of the best talent in the industry, and in a culture that remains steadfastly dedicated to its employees.
Overview
Project duration: 6 months
We are seeking freelance (contractor) Mid-Level Engineers to play a key role in the success of the development of our client projects. You will work with your Engineering teammates to provide software solutions and automated tests for complex and exciting problems, from automotive to fintech.
With the support of the team, you will be able to write code that follows VGV standards, you will write many tests (unit, widget, integration...), you will pair with many of your colleagues, and you will collaborate with teammates from other disciplines (design, product…) to define and execute the delivery plan of the project.
Responsibilities
- You have a proven professional understanding of the basic fundamentals of software development, especially in object-oriented programming languages (class vs object, public vs private methods, unit testing…), as well as more advanced topics (dependency injection, end-to-end testing, architecture, and modularization, database design, REST APIs…)
- You demonstrate proficiency using tools that help you to write software faster with a high level of quality: Git, command line, and UNIX commands, usage of your preferred IDE…
- You can contribute code with simple to medium complex tasks to more than one technology stack
- You provide effective code reviews to your teammates
- You start taking an active role in planning and estimating small to medium software features
- You can participate, and lead in occasions, code-pairing sessions with other teammates
- You are punctual to the different meetings and team ceremonies
- You provide detailed status updates of your work on team meetings
- You complete project tasks in a timely manner
- You can onboard new teammates into the project you are working on, covering details like feature set, architecture, testing strategy, deployments…
- You can articulate with confidence the different solutions and implementations you provide
- You seek out help when you are blocked
- You offer your support to others in need when you feel confident that you can help
- You actively share your learning journey and experiences in your preferred channels (local meetups, LinkedIn, Twitter…)
- You show interest and contribute to VGV’s resources (for example, by sharing open source projects)
- You truly care about doing your best work!
Qualifications
- BSc/MSc in Computer Science or related field
- At least 1-3 years of professional experience as a Software Developer
- Experience with native mobile development (iOS or Android) and/or Firebase with TypeScript is preferred
- At least 1 to 2 years of professional experience working with Flutter, or having released a Flutter application
- Deep understanding of the Flutter framework and how dependency injection and scoping dependencies work using provider
- Positive recommendations from your previous managers and teammates
- Passion for software development, testing and automation
- A Github repository with at least one Flutter project or package (extra kudos if your Flutter project uses flutter_bloc and has a good set of unit and/or widget tests!)
- Good verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with team members and stakeholders
Nice to have
- Proven proficiency with one technology stack (for example, Flutter or Firebase)
- Complete understanding of flutter_bloc
- Strong understanding of the capabilities of critical third party products, such as Firebase, Auth0, AWS, Google Map, etc.
- Basic understanding of more than technology stacks
- Do our best, professional work.
- Be collaborative partners.
- Scale with standards.
- Always be growing.
- Be very good.
Very Good Ventures is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We are committed to providing a fair and inclusive work environment, free from discrimination and harassment, and promoting diversity in our workforce. We value and celebrate the unique perspectives and contributions of each member of our global workforce, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to our success as a company.
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We work with the biggest companies to design, build, and scale successful Flutter apps.
We do more with the resources available, reach any screen from a single codebase, and implement best practices for long-term growth
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