Silverback Strategies is a performance marketing agency on a mission to build the best agency culture. Our goal is to enable specialists to do what they do best so that our clients win every time. Silverback has won best places to work awards from Ad Age, Inc Magazine, The Washingtonian and The Washington Business Journal. We’re focused on growth — for our clients, company and staff. We’ve made the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the country each year since 2014. Our success is based on our people, a growing collection of A-plus performers who thrive in our environment. Today, we're ready to add another new Junior Developer to our team. This person will assist with development projects across our varied portfolio of clients by developing and sustaining major and minor web applications and solutions. This is a great opportunity to gain some valuable agency experience for relatively fresh developers / recently-graduated Computer Science majors in a setting that provides a strong structure of support!

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Assist with the management of technical projects throughout the development lifecycle and work alongside your teammates
• Assist with all aspects of development projects including scope, estimates, architecture, documentation, development, testing, releases, and enhancements
• Enjoy a mix of front and back-end development, working on and learning new technologies, including WordPress, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, GitHub, and more
• Interface with multiple departments and vendors to evaluate client project needs and develop new digital features and to diagnose and help correct performance issuesHelp develop, test, and deliver web sites, applications and components to ensure project completion
• Manage content on client sitesHelp the Technical Project Manager with debugging and troubleshooting code-related issues/defects
• Help develop and follow practices in development standards, design patterns, and testing standards
• Stay up to date on the latest web technologies and general technology advancements in web development and trends within various industries
• Provide technical support to internal and external stakeholders

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or a related technical field
• 1+ years of development experience using Wordpress, PHP and Javascript required
• Understanding of other Content Management Systems, Ecommerce platforms, and common website frameworks strongly preferred
• Experience across the development lifecycle and the ability to solve technical problems (with collaborators) strongly preferred
• Willingness and ability to learn and incorporate new technologies, methodologies, or approaches that will help us build better products/outcomes for our clients
• An understanding of Technical SEO fixes would be a big plus
• Clear, effective communication both verbal and written to converse with internal team members and clients
• Strong critical thinking, decision making and analytical skills
• Outstanding time management skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage a variety of projects with strict deadlines

PERKS/BENEFITS:

• Unlimited PTO
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, etc plans
• Peloton digital membership
• Weekly guided meditation
• Monthly Team Events
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with Employer Match

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• We’re a remote friendly team. Whether you work remotely or out of our office (re-opening 2021 due to COVID-19), you’ll be part of a remote work culture that emphasizes online communication (Slack, Zoom).
• We at Silverback pride ourselves on being an extremely tight-knit team. We boast an unparalleled culture of collaboration, empathy, and a truly "work hard, play hard" mentality.
• We are consistently recognized as a Top Workplace on Glassdoor, and were most recently awarded a prestigious 150 Top Workplaces of 2021 designation by the Washington Post. Apply today & discover for yourself what makes Silverback Strategies such a special place to work. We can't wait to hear from you!

Silverback Strategies is an equal opportunity employer. If you believe you meet the qualifications for the position, then we invite you to apply. We celebrate the free flow of conversation, ideas and opinions at Silverback, but actions such as bullying, discrimination, harassment or retaliation of any kind are strictly prohibited in our workplace. We are committed to providing a safe, open and accommodating environment that allows all of our team members to thrive. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, color, disability, family, genetic information, origin, race, religion, sex. For more information, we invite you to visit eeoc.gov.