Overview

CyberU is a part of the Cornerstone Startup Accelerator, and we are looking for someone who can create the vision for and execute on the infrastructure for a scalable online video and e-commerce learning platform. If you are smart, passionate, resourceful, and want to be a visionary, founding team member who will help craft the technical architecture and direction of our product, then this is opportunity for you. The ability and passion to design and implement something from nothing is a must, along with long term vision for architecting quality code. Come join our team, and get in on the ground floor of a startup that will revolutionize the consumer learning space.

In this role you will…

  • Work with a small, growing team to define, document, and communicate the core system platform
  • Ensure the platform meets the needs of front-end application teams as well as internal and end users
  • Ensure platform scalability and performance
  • Ensure the platform is easy to deploy and sustain
  • Ensure platform resiliency and plan for evolutionary paths and pivots
  • Ensure that internal users understand the platform
  • Work as needed on tool and environment selection
  • Produce scalable, robust, high-quality code
  • Manage risk identification and risk mitigation strategies
  • Actively contribute to architectural whiteboard/design session
  • Promote the platform
  • … and being the rockstar you are, be willing to take on additional responsibilities as needed

You’ve got what it takes if you have…

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering-related field
  • 3 years of web-based application development experience
  • A self-learner, and are able to keep up with and make use of new technologies in an ever-changing field
  • Ruby/Go experience preferred. Other Dynamic/Compiled languages a plus (Python, PHP, Java)
  • Experience with multiple programming languages and concepts: object-oriented, functional, etc.
  • Experience with Microservices API-based REST architures
  • Experience developing Cloud Deployed applications (Amazon AWS, Rackspace, Digital Ocean, etc.)
  • Experience creating and consuming Web API’s
  • Ability to communicate technical issues or project details with other team members
  • Strong problem solving skills and a detail-oriented mindset
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Server-side web application development experience
  • Strong Database skills (Relational, Document, Key-Value, Graph, etc.)
  • Linux Shells (Command Line skills)

Extra dose of awesome if you have…

  • DevOps skills
  • Version Control: Git
  • CI/CD
  • Container Technologies (Docker)
  • Agile/Scrum Development Methologies
  • Multivariate Testing (“A/B”)
  • Automated Unit Testing and Test Creation
  • Performance and Security Optimization
  • HTML5 concepts and their server-side considerations (Websockets, HTTP/2)

About CyberU

We're here to help people thrive by providing accessible education to the world. At CyberU, we revolutionize the education experience for millions of learners and educators around the globe, through our unique online community marketplace. We empower experts from any field to efficiently share their knowledge and skills with learners thirsty for growth and development.

Have a passion for learning, teaching, or e-commerce? Join CyberU and help us to ‘Educate the World’!