Senior Full Stack Developer

Our Vision: To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City’s diverse people and businesses.   

Our Mission: Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. 

Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer with strong front-end and back-end skills to join our team of developers. This role will help build and maintain Drupal and WordPress CMS websites that thrive on strong architecture, while supplementing them with data-driven applications that optimize site functionality. You will be responsible for developing and designing web architecture, ensuring the responsiveness of applications, and working alongside designers for web-related features, among other duties. You will be required to see out a project from scope to final product, requiring keen organizational skills and attention to detail.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Communicate between technical and non-technical liaisons.
• Define and document business requirements and solution specifications in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Demonstrate knowledge beyond the immediate problem and identify the wider implications.

Design & Development

• Conceptualize, create, and build websites alongside our design team, web development team, and vendors.
• Develop functional databases, applications, and servers to support our websites on the back end.
• Develop and integrate with cloud APIs and push notifications.

Support

• Troubleshooting issues and problem solving as necessary.
• Install, update, and maintain web hosting technology stack.
• Testing and fixing bugs or other coding issues.

Requirements:

• BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant majors with 5+ years of work experience.
• 5+ years work experience with PHP. We are currently using version 8.1. Candidate should have familiarity with latest PHP features.
• 3+ years work experience with vanilla JavaScript and frameworks. Working experience with React, Vue, or Svelte is good to have.
• 3+ years work experience with HTML5/CSS. Candidate should have experience with using preprocessors including SASS, LESS, or Stylus.
• 3+ years work experience and strong understanding of Drupal APIs including Core API, Entity API, and Form API.
• 3+ years work experience and strong understanding of WordPress APIs, plugin system, and the Gutenberg block editor.
• Experience with containerized technologies including Docker and Docker Hub, orchestration systems like Kubernetes or Terraform.
•  3+ years work experience and good knowledge of cloud technologies, web services, micro-services, and RESTful APIs.
• 3+ years work experience and good knowledge of relational databases and their declarative query languages. Working experience with MySQL & MS SQL.
• Experience with cloud providers e.g. AWS, Azure, Platform.sh, DigitalOcean, Pantheon, or other similar providers.

Salary Range$110,000—$113,000 USD

About Us: New York City Economic Development Corporation is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. We take a comprehensive approach, through four main strategies: strengthen confidence in NYC as a great place to do business; grow innovative sectors, with a focus on equity; build neighborhoods as places to live, learn, work, and play; and deliver sustainable infrastructure for communities and the city’s future economy. 

NYCEDC is committed to offering competitive benefits to support employee health, happiness, and work-life balance.  We offer comprehensive benefits and unique perks to ensure NYCEDC employees flourish in their professional and personal lives:  

• Generous employer subsidized health insurance 
• Medical, dental, and pharmacy plans  
• Vision and hearing benefits
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care  
• Short term and long-term disability coverage
• 100% employer covered life insurance and supplemental life insurance coverage
• Up to 25 vacation days
• Floating Holidays and Summer Fridays
• Parental leave - up to 20 paid weeks
• Retirement savings programs
  • Company-paid 401(a) defined contribution plan
  • 457(b) tax-advantaged retirement savings plan
• Tuition Reimbursement program
• Continuing education and professional development
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) el