The Motley Fool is a purpose-driven financial services company focused on making the world smarter, happier, and richer.
The company has been helping people make better investment decisions for 30 years through transparency, education, and fun.
The US membership business serves over 600k paying subscribers, delivering engaging web experiences in the fintech and media space.
The Lead Developer will join a high-performance front-end development team, focusing on UI/UX-driven development.
The role involves developing data-driven expressions for US customers primarily using NextJs and TypeScript.
The position requires the development of thoughtful and high-quality code on a daily basis.
The Lead Developer will collaborate with teams of developers, designers, product owners, and project managers, as well as Cloud Ops and Cyber Security teams.
The company has upgraded its technological capabilities and provides tools like Claude, Github CoPilot, Chat GPT, and Cursor.sh to support developers.
Requirements:
Expertise in NextJs, React, TypeScript, and Vanilla JS is required.
Experience in building medium to large-scale web applications using NextJs and self-hosted NextJS is necessary.
Candidates must have experience with Cloud Infrastructure, specifically AWS.
Familiarity with site performance metrics is essential.
The ability to break complex tasks into smaller, manageable tasks is required, along with comfort interfacing with both technical and non-technical individuals at all levels.
Understanding the product beyond just the code is important.
Experience with Auth0, GraphQL, Docker, Figma - Dev Mode, CSS, and Tailwind is preferred.
Candidates should have experience building modern web architectures and working with CDNs to enhance site performance, including the use of AI tooling for development.
A solid understanding of UX concepts and product design is necessary.
Benefits:
The position offers a flexible, remote work environment, with specific states for employment.
There is no formal vacation policy, allowing for flexible time off.
The company provides generous fully-paid parental leave.
Employees receive $1,000 annually to invest in stocks of their choice.
The company offers super low premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage.
A comprehensive compensation package is included, which features company equity.
The annual pay range for this position is between $140,000 and $170,000 USD.
