Senior Full Stack Agile Software Developer

Stride is an Agile software development consultancy in NYC. We embed and colocate with tech teams (like Plated, The Daily Beast, Equinox, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gust, Intent Media) to help you be your best. Think of us as Agile SWAT teams. We partner highly skilled Agile developers with your dev team.

Stride aspires to reflect the diversity of the teams and clients we serve. We believe that in addition to hiring the best talent, a diversity of perspectives, ideas and cultures leads to better outcomes for our clients. As a values driven company, we look for individuals who value honesty, humility, respect, learning from failure, and helping others. We’re looking for senior full stack developers comfortable with JS and Ruby on Rails who enjoy mentoring and have an eye for process.

* You will embed with tech teams in some of Manhattan’s most exciting startup and mid-market companies to help them up their game while getting stuff done. * You’ll be an advocate for non-dogmatic Agile software development * You’ll mentor teams on the value of software development best practices like Test Driven Development (TDD), Pair Programming, Collective Code Ownership, Continuous Deployment, and Continuous Improvement * You will be the reason your client teams are higher performing on your last day with them than they were on your first day.

* At least 6 years of professional software development experience * Proficient in multiple programming languages and able to quickly gain proficiency in unfamiliar languages * Can guide team strategy * Can see projects through from inception to deployment * Experience teaching TDD, story estimation, test writing, and effective pair programming