Our Mission at LearnVest:
LearnVest is redefining the American approach to personal finance. Our planners leverage financial technology to create simple affordable and realistic plans for anyone who wants to feel confident about their money and optimistic about the future.
Since launching in 2010 LearnVest has been one of the premier financial technology companies in the country, helping thousands of people make progress on their financial goals. Learnvest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in 2015 and is now scaling its technology and personal finance approach to help millions of people across both LearnVest and Northwestern Mutual brands.
What you’ll do:
Architect, design, develop and maintain front-end systems for consumer experience. You will Manage & lead team of front-end software developers.
- Responsible for team's (up to 6 team members) execution and ensuring front-end developers meet deliverables, coding standards & stay motivated.
- Overall responsibility for front-end product delivery.
- Coordinate various internal teams (product, design, infrastructure).
- Evangelize & drive adoption of new technologies for use by front-end developers.
Requirements:
- MS (or equivalent) in Computer Science, IT or other field that includes computer coursework (e.g. Engineer, Geography/GIS, Math)
- 3 years’ experience (or BS + 5 years’ experience) in software development using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Unix & at least one scripting language (Python/Bash).
- Experience must also include at least 1 year building web apps using micro services architecture & Docker.