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We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.\nWe’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.\nWe're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.\nOur Values\nIf this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.\nWho You Are\nYou are self-driven and like to work with others to remove roadblocks. You are curious, and love to explore and learn new technologies. You have demonstrated the ability to build, deploy and maintain large-scale, complex applications. 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In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:\nGood judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome.\nResourcefulness - taking a can-do approach, even in the face of obstacles and constraints by assessing what’s in front of you and effectively and efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on something new or thinking about how to do something better.\nTeamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism.Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking.\nSkills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve.\nIn addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:\nCamaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.\nOpenness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.\nGrit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.\nIntegrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example. \nSimplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”\nQualifications\nMinimum 3 years of professional development experience\nProficiency in server-side languages like Python, Java, Node.js, or Ruby (Go experience is a plus)\nSolid SQL skills and understanding of database fundamentals\nExperience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS (basic deployment and monitoring)\nInterest in helping junior developers and contributing to team knowledge sharing\nExperience collaborating with designers and product managers on feature development\nTechnologies Used\nGolang, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, MySQL, Kafka, AWS, Git, Memcache, Redis, ElasticSearch, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, CircleCI, DataDog\nThe base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $131,000- $169,000 per year.\n#LI-AJ #LI-Hybrid \nActual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. \nFor more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks. \nDiversity At Justworks\nJustworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. 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