Join a Great Team at NookRental

NookRental is a hassle free online rental marketplace that lets you find a place to stay anywhere you are vacationing. Based in the US in Houston, Texas, our platform is accessible via website and mobile app. We are in the process of building a great team from the ground up, with the intentions of becoming one of the best places to work worldwide, and changing the game of rental marketplaces. Join our team to help shape the future of hosting, vacation stays, and rental marketplaces. We are a company that is building a passionate community that stands by our company’s values:

• Integrity
• Honesty
• Transparency
• Accountability
• Inclusion
• Innovation

We are embarking on an incredibly rewarding mission to change the world of hospitality and rental marketplaces. Along with our increasingly diverse team, we are dedicated to achieving it.

Job Description

We are looking for a Back-End Web Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your coworkers into the application. A basic understanding of front-end technologies is therefore necessary as well.

Responsibilities

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by a front-end developers with server side logic
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Design and implementation of data storage solutions

Skills And Qualifications

• Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors, such as LESS and SASS
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes
• Data migration, transformation, and scripting
• Setup and administration of backups
• Outputting data in different formats
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient knowledge of a back-end programming language PHP, SQL, NoSql, Python, Ruby, Java, .NET, C#,
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Proficient understanding of OWASP security principles
• Understanding of “session management” in a distributed server environment
• Also helpful to have knowledge of Spring, and Django
• Pursuing a degree in Software Engineering or Web Development with 2-3 years completion before internship begins

To be considered for the position, submit your Cover Letter and Resume to: careers@nookrental.com

Visit us at nookrental.com.