Full-Stack Developer
Job info
About the job
You will be joining our full stack team as the 5th Budapest-based engineer to develop and maintain the Python/Django backend and React frontend of our educational marketplace. You will have 2-3 calls per week typically at 17:00-18:00 CET with our California-based Hungarian tech CEO. You'll have flexible hours, huge independence and we will build our developer culture together.
Salary range
Preferred application method
Hungarian, English,
Work schedule
Responsibilities
Technologies and tools
Professional skills
- Backend3 / 5
- Frontend3 / 5
- Testing2 / 5
- Devops1 / 5
Qualifications
No qualification requiredLanguage skills
Recommend to your friends!
Personal skills
Your future colleagues
How we work
- Jira for project management
- GitHub for version control and code reviews
- Communication on Slack
- 2 weekly development team meeting (typically at 18:00 CET)
- 1 weekly full-team meeting
- Meeting range depending on needs (usually 20-60 mins)
- No meetings for the sake of meetings
Ideal candidate
An ideal candidate has a few years of experience with production-grade web application development with the ability and motivation to work on both the backend and frontend part of the application. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are also highly prized.
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About the company
Our story
- 2019-04Polygence is incorporated in the US and launched out of the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund.
- 2019-06First 5 students start mentorship program.
- 2020-03Venture-funding round closed from Reach Capital, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, NLVC and SDX Partners.
- 2020-06Team grows to 7 people.
- 2020-07Hundreds of students and mentors conduct cutting-edge research projects on our platform.
- 2020-10Polygence joins the Stanford-StartX accelerator.
- 2021-03Team grows to 11 people, including 4 engineers.
- 2021-05Polygence raises seed round from Reach Capital and Floodgate.
- 2021-10Team grows to 20 people including 7 engineers.
- 2021-11First all-company team retreat in San Fransisco.
- 2022-08Team grows to 40 people including 13 engineers.
Office address
Budapest, Pipa u. 6, 1093 HungaryWhat makes our product special
Our product
Online marketplace for research mentorship
Polygence is a Stanford- and MIT-founded online academy that pairs intellectually curious high school students with PhD and postdoctoral researcher-mentors to pursue tailor-made research projects in the students' field of interest. Polygence's gives motivated students around the world access and exposure to cutting edge research in their chosen areas of interest.
Product video
Company values
Life with us
Lightning round
- Most proud of
- Social impact
- Sex ratio?
- 50/50
- Superpower?
- The team!
Trainings and workshops
How can the employees affect the company’s life?
You'll join a result-oriented team with an active feedback culture, where your voice will be heard by all of us. Your ideas will contribute to product specifications and team-building decisions.
Why we love our office
Our office is in an exciting location in the stunning neighbourhood of Fővám tér. Near to key transport hubs and with the historical centre just outside, you can hear the inspirational buzz of life and energy. The office is colorful, spacious, there is a table soccer, kitchen and a even a piano in the office!
Office photo
What would I miss if I left
The team and its openness for improvements and change.
Levente Bélteky
Software developer
Favourite thing in the office
Personal qualities we appreciate
We are looking for impact-driven candidates looking for new challenges and real adventure. We prioritize personal qualities and future potential over a perfect match in technical skills.
