For Big Kids & Daredevils

About This Role

We’re hiring a full-time UX Designer who’s passionate about improving people’s lives through design. This role is not about designing websites – we design and build software solutions. This includes mobile apps, customer-facing web products, consumer apps, and other technologies that drive business and user value.

The ideal candidate is passionate about understanding what motivates people. You should be an excellent communicator and excited about getting to know users first-hand. The insights you learn will enable you to craft informed, creative solutions with real impact.

Summary

• Co-own the entire design cycle, from ideation to creation
• Create clean, straightforward, innovative user interfaces
• Engage users first-hand to gather key insight into their unmet & unspoken needs
• Hands-on design: Develop concepts, wireframes, and prototypes
• Conduct usability testing to validate and tweak designs
• Collaborate with your fellow UX Designers, Product Owners, and Engineers

Necessary Qualifications

• Expert at designing clean, intuitive, and innovative interfaces
• Passion for Human-Centered Design & Lean UX
• Excited about collaborating and co-designing
• Expert in Sketch & Adobe CC (particularly Photoshop and Illustrator)
• Experience with prototyping tools preferred (such as Invision, Framer, etc.)
• Proficiency with Front-End UI technologies a bonus (such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

Why You Want to Work Here

• Because you want to collaborate & strategize with other smart and talented people
• Because you value quality above all else
• Because you’re stoked about technology
• Because you like autonomy & you’re driven by curiosity

What We Offer Our Team

Slingshot is hellbent on being the best :).  That means delivering for our clients in a big way and providing our team with the freedom and resources to do just that.  We offer an autonomous environment where everyone is focused on the same goals. To do good work, have fun, and maintain a balance between work and life. The leadership at Slingshot are dedicated to providing all the necessary tools and support to employees to be successful and reach their career milestones.

Lastly

Talent, passion, and communication skills are valued more than years of experience, but it’s expected the person in this position already have a healthy portfolio.

About This Role

Slingshot is looking to hire a talented and passionate software developer who is capable and interested in working with and managing a small team. We want someone who enjoys helping businesses with technology and likes collaboration.

In this role you’ll be expected to write code, manage and mentor a small team of other developers, and work in collaboration with our design team to execute projects of various sizes.

Your focus technology wise will be a mix of web application development, back end processes, and API development. You’ll need to be able to write unit tests and you will be responsible for delivering exceptional quality code through both yourself and members of your team.

We don’t expect you to be an expert at everything but in this role you should be proficient in web, database, and backend technologies. While technologies are always changing, we are currently most commonly working with .NET Core, C#, Angular, Vue.js, Microsoft SQL Server, and AWS.

Summary

• Be excited about collaboration with your fellow developers, designers, product managers, and clients
• Write clean and well-organized code
• Lead, manage, and mentor other developers
• Test your code and pay attention to details
• Work with front-end technologies using Javascript frameworks and HTML/CSS
• Write APIs and database access for relational and non-relational databases
• Be knowledgeable about how Cloud technologies, such as AWS, can be used in a solution

Why You Want to Work Here

• Because you like to help businesses achieve new things with technology.
• You like working with a group who operates with genuine care, integrity, ethics, and fun
• Because you like autonomy & are infinitely curious
• Because we were founded by developers and put tremendous trust and value in their work
• Because you are highly passionate and want to work with others who are as well
• Because you are a big kid and/or daredevil at heart

Some Cool Benefits

• Unlimited snacks and beverages of your choosing
• Holidays, vacation, sick days
• Retirement plan with company match
• Quarterly bonuses
• Valentine day office fairy
• Flexible hours
• No dress code (pants still required)
• No politics
• Greenfield project opportunities
• Premium chair and adjustable height desk
• Awesome dev equipment including multiple monitors

About This Role

Are you a big kid or daredevil? We’re looking for a full time employee to join our crazy and fuel our growth via digital marketing. We build software, and we do it with amazing clients and individuals who want to propel their business forward or launch bold new initiatives. We need help telling their story and telling ours.

The person for this role should be a creative powerhouse who understands interpersonal interactions and enjoys connecting with people on a deep level. In this role you’ll manage our marketing vendors, help create marketing strategies, and execute. You’ll be running our social media, creating some content (both written and video) and performing any other wild task that can help draw in new customers.

Necessary Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills both written and verbal
• Kid like enthusiasm around all things marketing
• Creativity with a propensity to be daring
• Passion for change through technology

Nice to have skills

• Basic photography skills
• Ability to produce and edit simple videos
• Ability to work with WordPress including the creation of blogs, pages, and simple edits
• Experience working with SEO, PPC, and social media campaigns across various social media platforms
• Familiarity and ability to use Photoshop and Sketch for creation of simple design assets and photo editing
• Basic print and web design skills

Some Cool Benefits

• Unlimited snacks & beverages of your choosing
• Holidays, vacation, sick days
• Retirement plan with company match
• Quarterly bonuses
• Valentine’s Day office fairy
• Flexible hours
• No dress code
• No politics