Tech Lead Full-Stack in Lab4U

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We are a fast growing edtech company founded in 2013 with operations in Chile, Mexico and USA, proving that together we can make a difference in the world.

At Lab4U we are democratizing science education by delivering low cost, highly engaging solutions for students and teachers around the world. Here are two short videos.

Joining the Lab4U team means helping solve the most important challenges in education in an environment that’s fun, innovative, challenging and collaborative. We are a group daydreamers that became friends, colleagues, and critics. We are young idealists that found in teamwork our supporting net, our glue…what makes us work together, what makes us believe our dream will come true. We are advocates of asking for help, of sharing and collaborating. We are fast learners, we take risks, we challenge ourselves, we succeed together and we fail forward.

Requerimientos del cargo

We are a multidisciplinary team composed of scientists, software engineers and educators, always on the lookout for motivated team members who are passionate about science and creating high quality, educational software products for students and teachers around the world. Today, we´re looking to fill a key role: our next Tech LeadFull Stack who will guide the technological evolution of our platform and educational applications together with our technical team.

We developed our back-end in Node.js, and our front-end with Angular.js. Our apps are built on Android / iOS (native). Our platform runs on Microsoft Azure Cloud services (IaaS and PaaS). We are fans of agility and we believe in the DevOps culture that we implemented together with Microsoft.

Our present / future plans include:

  • Launch new native applications, built in Unity3D / C #
  • Incorporate Computer Vision technology for pattern recognition
  • Implement a Data Platform Architecture for Analytics (Data Lake, Data Visualization)
  • Implement Machine Learning and AI to our educational and scientific products.

This is a Full-Time position. Although we allow remote work sometimes, we hope you can accompany us at our office located in Santiago, Chile, near Metro Alcántara in Las Condes.

What you will do with us:

  • Lead the vision and technological evolution of the company, performing cost / benefit analysis on the alternatives evaluated.
  • Plan, direct and control the IT area and its link with the rest of the company departments (Science, Education, Design and Business)
  • Lead the development team, prioritizing the backlog, directing and managing the agile development cycles.
  • Support (develop) and deliver mentoring to the team in certain tasks of Full Stack development

Basic Requirements - you must apply them from day 1.

  • Advanced knowledge of Fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming
  • Full Stack Development Experience:- Web / Front-End using Angular.js (or other equivalent framework)- BackEnd with Node.js
  • Experience in charge, or as a technical team leader.
  • Ability to communicate in English:- Writing: Document and communicate in written form in English- Spoken: You must at least understand a conversation in English

Preferred Requirements - They are not necessary, but they are a plus.

Preferred Requirements - They are not necessary, but they are a plus.

  •  Experience working in start-ups and also in larger companies
  • Experience in Native Mobile Development (Android and / or iOS)
  • Knowledge of Development in Unity3D / C #
  • Knowledge of Cloud Computing Platforms (Ideally Azure)
  • Knowledge of analytics and visualization platforms (ideally PowerBI and MixPanel) 

What we offer

What we offer

  • Participate in a digital transformation trip (but really!)
  • Work on a visible project with worldwide impact.
  • Work with the latest technologies and methodologies to develop impactful educational products
  • Access to research, test and develop ideas with the latest technology
  • Be part of a multicultural team, diverse and with a culture of self-management.
  • Work with an experienced team to grow in product, engineering and business.
  • Work with a great team of developers, engineers, physicists, scientists where you can learn more than just launching good quality software. An incredible team of fun, bright coworkers
  • Access to our network of mentors, investors and technology advisors
  • Office, close to the metro network
  • Casual work environment
  • A chance to revolutionize an industry by changing the way schools use technology

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