Join Our Team
We’re looking for talented folks to come join our team of craftspeople — enjoy working together while building cool stuff
Craftspeople not cogs
We're looking for craftspeople - you won't be just another cog in a machine, churning out widget after widget! You'll get the opportunity to use your talents to create novel solutions to help meet our customers' needs.
We recognize that each person is unique with a unique set of talents, a unique personality and unique needs. We do our utmost to make room for each person to grow, providing mentorship and journeying with them on their life path.
Core Value: Excellence
Who wants to get out of bed in the morning to do an ok or meh piece of work? We want to look at what we’ve done at the end of each day/week/month/year and say, “That is an excellent piece of work.”
We want what is best for our customers, which is excellent work - well-designed, thoroughly tested, easy to maintain, delivered on time, reliably deployed web applications.
Core Value: Care
We care for:
Our customers - we seek what is best for our customers and build long-term relationships with them to help them succeed
Each other - life is much more important than just getting the job done. We want Acorn to feel like family - a place where it's safe to be yourself, where you can trust the people around you, where you have fun, where it's ok to take risks and even get things wrong occasionally. We're convinced that as each person is encouraged to be who they were born to be that collectively we'll thrive.
Full Stack Engineer
Eastern US timezone
Contract or Contract-to-hire
We are searching for a Full Stack Engineer to join our team in the Eastern US timezone. You will be working remotely with our team distributed around the world most of the time, but there will also be opportunities to gather in-person with the rest of the Eastern US timezone team from time to time.
As a Software Engineer, you will:
- Develop and maintain web applications, with experience working in JavaScript SPAs and building backend APIs
- Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to build and ship features
- Work directly with our clients to understand their business needs and turn them into technical reality
- Architect clean systems that drive complex web applications
- Write good quality, well-tested code
- Translate UI/UX designs into code with good attention to detail
- Perform code reviews for peers
- Receive mentorship and training from our senior engineers to help you grow your skills
You’re our dream candidate if you have:
- 3+ years of web application development experience, with a deep understanding of JavaScript.
- 2+ years of backend application development experience, ideally with a deep understanding of a PHP Framework (Laravel, Yii or similar), .NET or Python/Django
- Experience working with Ember or similar JavaScript framework/library (React, Vue.js, Angular, etc.)
- Proficient understanding of HTML5 and CSS3
- Understanding of CSS preprocessors, such as LESS and SASS
- Understanding of the principles of software architecture, particularly object-oriented design
- Good knowledge of best-practices with Git, ticketing systems, CI/CD, etc.
- Good written and spoken communication skills in English
- Ability to work independently, managing competing priorities when necessary
Other nice to haves:
- Design eye/interest, desire to grow in design, animation, UX
- Experience working with Postgres, MySQL or NoSQL databases
- Freelance experience: delivered projects, managed budget/estimate, worked with non-technical clients
How to Apply
Send an email to [email protected] with the following info:
- Your résumé or a link to your LinkedIn profile (or equivalent)
- Your Github handle/username
- How many hours would you like to work per week?
- How much would you expect to be paid (gross monthly fee or hourly rate) in USD?
- How soon would you like to start?
- How did you hear about us and this opportunity?
- Take some time to tell us why you're interested in this opportunity and why you think you'd be a good fit for the role
- Include screenshots, code samples or other examples of work that you've done that showcase your talents. Where your work was in collaboration with others, please mention specifically which part of the work is yours.
Full Stack Engineer
Arabian Peninsula
Contract or Contract-to-hire
We are searching for a Full Stack Engineer to join our team in the Arabian Peninsula. You will be working remotely with our team distributed around the world most of the time, but there will also be opportunities to work in-person with our team in the Arabian Peninsula.
As a Software Engineer, you will:
- Develop and maintain web applications, with experience working in JavaScript SPAs and building backend APIs
- Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to build and ship features
- Work directly with our clients to understand their business needs and turn them into technical reality
- Architect clean systems that drive complex web applications
- Write good quality, well-tested code
- Perform code reviews for peers
- Receive mentorship and training from our senior engineers to help you grow your skills
You’re our dream candidate if you have:
- 3+ years of backend application development experience, ideally with a deep understanding of a PHP Framework (Laravel, Yii or similar), .NET or Python/Django
- 2+ years of web application development experience, with a deep understanding of JavaScript.
- Proficient understanding of HTML5 and CSS3
- Understanding of the principles of software architecture, particularly object-oriented design
- Good knowledge of best-practices with Git, ticketing systems, CI/CD, etc.
- Experience working with Postgres and/or MySQL
- Proficient with REST API and/or JSON API development
- Good written and spoken communication skills in English
- Ability to work independently, managing competing priorities when necessary
- Understanding of security best practices
- Strong problem solving skills
Other nice to haves:
- Experience working with Ember or similar JavaScript framework/library (React, Vue.js, Angular, etc.)
- Understanding of CSS preprocessors, such as LESS and SASS
- AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud experience
- Experience with various Linux DevOps tools (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, etc)
- Freelance experience: delivered projects, managed budget/estimates, worked with non-technical clients
How to Apply
Send an email to [email protected] with the following info:
- Your résumé or a link to your LinkedIn profile (or equivalent)
- Your Github handle/username
- How many hours would you like to work per week?
- How much would you expect to be paid (gross monthly fee or hourly rate) in USD?
- How soon would you like to start?
- How did you hear about us and this opportunity?
- Take some time to tell us why you're interested in this opportunity and why you think you'd be a good fit for the role
- Include screenshots, code samples or other examples of work that you've done that showcase your talents. Where your work was in collaboration with others, please mention specifically which part of the work is yours.
Looking for work?
If working on or with the Acorn team sounds interesting,
get in touch, we’re always happy to chat!