Full Stack (React Native) Mobile Developer

This is an opportunity to be on the ground floor of building the next big language learning site and mobile app. Parrot helps people learn through immersive first-person video and speech recognition.

Parrot is a new project started by the same company behind FluentU, a popular language learning app and website. We’re a profitable, stable company (started in 2011) with a long-term focus – proudly self-funded. Many people know us through our blog, which is visited millions of times every month.

We offer you:

• the reliability of an established company
• the calmness and low drama environment of a 100% distributed team
• the dynamism and excitement of working on a startup

In this role, you will:

• work on the entire codebase for the mobile app, which is still in the early stages.
• manage the backend/DevOps
• work closely with other members of the Parrot product team (the founder of FluentU, product manager, designers, developers. Currently there is one developer on the team.)

How we work:

• We’re a 100% distributed/remote team and always have been.
• Most of our communication is text-based (mostly Asana) and we have a low-stress environment.
• We also have a flat, collaborative environment.
• We make decisions based on logic/reason. We prioritize communicating clearly.

We’re looking for someone who:

• is fluent in English
• has strong front-end and back-end skills with React Native and Node.js
• has experience with Strapi (a big plus)
• knowledge of Devops/AWS (Video on demand hosting) deployment (also a big plus)
• has experience building great mobile apps
• writes clean, high-quality, well-documented code
• can work 30+ hours per week on a regular basis
• is interested in a long term, dedicated collaboration
• can balance quality with speed
• no agencies please

If you’re interested, please reply with:

• work samples (including code samples)
• why you're interested in this particular job
• your availability

Please note that this initial job is a fully paid 10 hour trial to see if there's a mutual fit.  Details about the 10 hour trial will be provided later.

What surprises people after they start working at our company?

"What surprised me was the almost perfectly organized working processes and communication and how constantly and smoothly they are being improved"

• Virtual assistant who has worked at our company for 10+ years

"When I joined FluentU, I was not at all aware or thought of the way the team is working, the way you have prepared to collaborate remotely. I am really amazed to see how a full remote team is able to effectively collaborate and work in an efficient manner that not even offline team would be able to deliver or manage.

In the beginning, I felt like it's all very formal way to do which I don't like but right now I can say, this is the best way a remote team or team from different part of the world can accommodate and work together. I've to say, I'm literally getting close to and loving to work in this environment."

• Wordpress developer

"I liked collaborating with a great team made up of kind and talented people from all over the world. I appreciated being trusted to work autonomously and being given the chance to take on new projects and leadership roles. I also liked getting feedback, both in terms of recognition for what I had done well and guidance on how I could improve. I feel like I learned a lot and was continuously developing my skills. The flexibility to meet the required hours according to my own schedule and 100% written communication was also a plus."

• Editor

"I liked working with a very collaborative, communicative, and global team. I feel like I made friends working with FluentU, even though we’ve never met each other in person. I also like the variety of work I got to take on as an editor and all the interesting projects and research we did together as a team."