Junior Full Stack Developer

APPROVE’s Junior Full Stack Developer will join our high-energy team and collaborate with sales, marketing and development to continuously enhance and implement the APPROVE web application database, functionality, structure and design. We are looking for a talented programmer with at least 0-3 years of experience.  As a Junior Full Stack Developer, you will work closely with our development team to build, test, and maintain web applications and software solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is eager to learn, grow their skills, and gain hands-on experience in both front-end and back-end development.

Here’s what we need you to do:

• Collaborate with senior developers to design, develop, and maintain web applications and APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code using technologies like JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and frameworks such as jQuery and Vue.js.
• Create and revise user interfaces using HTML and HTML/JavaScript libraries including Twitter Bootstrap (versions 3 and 4), as well as a basic understanding of templates based on Bootstrap.
• Develop server-side logic and integrate with front-end elements developed by your team.
• Create, manage and query mySQL databases.
• Assist in testing and debugging code to ensure high performance and responsiveness.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
• Support the development team in deploying applications and managing version control.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues as they arise.
• Be a contributor to the establishment and evolution of the APPROVE brand personality, look and feel, and balance the attention needed by each sector and need of APPROVE staff and development plan.
• Continuously learn and apply new software development techniques, tools, and best practices.
• Maintain client site implementations.
• Here are specific skills, technologies and platforms you should be familiar with: Javascript, PHP, Vue.js, Laravel, SQL, Boostrap, Tailwind, CSS, HTML, Linux, AWS

• 0-3 years of experience
• Computer science degree preferred, or equivalent work experience required

• $50,000 to $60,000 annually 

• This job is in-office at our location in downtown Wilmington, NC

We're looking for you if you are:

• A champion of the user
  You should be a relentless champion of the user’s cause throughout the entire design and development process.
• A creative imaginer
  You should have the vision and the courage to show us what's next.
• A team player
  You should have a desire to collaborate and communicate with a multidisciplinary team.
• A master of agility
  You should be able to manage multiple high-priority initiatives, including early-stage product strategy as well as delivery of tactical and incremental design improvements.
• A humble advocate
  You should have the ability to accept input gracefully while also taking the initiative to push back respectfully when advocating for optimal user experience.
• A virtuoso of the tools
  You should have expert proficiency with current tools for web and product design such as Sketch and Adobe Creative Suite, as well as an understanding of HTML, CSS and other front-end web technologies.

Why you should be excited about this opportunity:

• Innovative
  Leveraging innovative technology solutions to seize business opportunities is what we do. Before APPROVE we built KWIPPED, the first B2B equipment marketplace of its kind. Now APPROVE is gaining popularity in the B2B equipment market - and that’s why we need you.
• Visionary
  We intend and expect to become the most innovative, powerful and sought after B2B payment solutions platform in the nation.
• Dreamy
  Our company culture is as legendary as the people that bring the culture to life. Make no mistake, we are focused on success and will stop at nothing to achieve it. But, we also live by the work-hard play-hard philosophy. We strive to create an incredibly positive work environment - one in which you feel supported and valued as an employee and a person.
• Experienced
  Our team is made up of truly great people and we are led by a respected entrepreneur with a record for building successful businesses.