Today we’re talking with some of our designers and managers. Questions we cover include:
What are user interviews, and why are they important?
What is user testing, and why is it important?
What would you say to people who know their client well – why are interviews still important?
What’s the most surprising thing you’ve seen or learned in user testing and/or user interviews?
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About this Role
Slingshot is looking to hire a talented and passionate wrangler of projects and people, aka project manager. In this role you’ll be in charge of managing multiple software projects and initiatives while coordinating, organizing, and rallying the team around timelines and business objectives.
You’ll oversee key strategic and tactical objectives, working directly with client project managers, executives, key stakeholders, and Slingshot product managers, designers, developers, and QA analysts.
You’ll be expected to have experience in tech, and be excited overall about working within a software driven environment.
We’re looking for someone who loves people, is tough, confident, detail oriented, and well organized. We want someone who can set clear objectives with both our team and client, execute on those objectives under changing and challenging conditions, and follow through.
Summary
Lead and direct strategic and tactical software based initiatives
Plan and organize projects and tasks at a detailed level
Set and manage expectations with internal Slingshot team and Slingshot clients
Coordinate tasks among team members and address blockers and challenges as they come up quickly and effectively
Be comfortable with the Agile/Scrum project management methodology
Be confident in leading high level project discussions with C suite executives and key stakeholders
Enjoy working with people and making everyone’s life more organized and easier 🙂
Why you want to work here
Because you like to help businesses achieve new things with technology.
Because you like working with a group who operates with genuine care, integrity, ethics, and fun
Because you like autonomy & are infinitely curious
Because you are highly passionate and want to work with others who are as well
Because you like working with a talented team that can execute against expectations
Some cool benefits
Unlimited snacks and beverages of your choosing (well, if you prefer office dwelling vs. remote :))
Unlimited holidays, vacation, sick days
401k retirement plan with company match
Quarterly bonuses
Valentine day office fairy
Remote work is entirely OK, we are all adults here
Flexible hours
No dress code (sometimes you have to dress up more for client meetings)
No politics
Premium chair and adjustable height desk
Who is Slingshot?
Slingshot is a group of big kids and daredevils based in Louisville, KY, but with staff across both the country and the globe :). We’re smart, passionate, creative, and modest ;). We’ve been around since 2005 and build software products for web and mobile that solve real problems for all types and sizes of organizations. We like helping our clients and making sure whatever we build has a huge impact.
Curious about this role? Apply for this job by submitting the careers form or sending your email to hello@35.245.234.11. Hope to hear from you soon!
Cheers,
The Slingshot Team
About this role
We’re hiring a full-time Senior UX/UI Designer who’s passionate about improving people’s lives through design. In this role you’ll be designing software. 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
Qualifications
Why You Want to Work Here
Some Cool Benefits
About Slingshot
We are big kids and daredevils. We’re serious about what we produce but have fun along the way. We strive to be the very best in our industry. 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 is 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 has a healthy portfolio.
Sound interesting? Send your resume and a link to your portfolio to hello@35.245.234.11
Hope to hear from you soon.
Cheers,
The Slingshot Team
About this Role
Slingshot is looking to hire talented and passionate senior software developers who are capable and interested in working on .NET based applications and working with Microsoft SQL Server. We want someone who enjoys helping businesses with technology and likes collaboration.
In this role you’ll be expected to write code, communicate with stakeholders and other developers and team members, and execute on projects of various sizes and complexity. The team you’ll join will have other mid and senior level developers, a project manager, and QA analysts.
You’ll work on back end routines and code, APIs, and various internal and external facing web applications. You’ll be responsible for delivering exceptional quality code and communicating frequently and clearly with the rest 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 primarily in the Microsoft Stack.
A more comprehensive list of technologies you will encounter in this role are: .NET Core, C#, Angular, Vue.js, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET Framework w/MVC, Javascript, HTML/CSS, and AWS.
Summary
Why you want to work here
Who is Slingshot?
Slingshot is the most bada$$ software development shop in Louisville :). We’re smart, passionate, creative, and modest ;). We are big kids & daredevils. We’ve been around since 2005 and build software products for web and mobile that solve real problems for all types and sizes of organizations. We like helping our clients and making sure whatever we build has a huge impact.
Curious about this role? Apply for this job by filling out the form below. Hope to hear from you soon!
Cheers,
The Slingshot Team
About this Role
Slingshot is looking to hire a talented and passionate senior software developer who is capable and interested in working on .NET based applications and working with Microsoft SQL Server. We want someone who enjoys helping businesses with technology and likes collaboration.
In this role you’ll be expected to write code, communicate with stakeholders and other developers and team members, and execute on projects of various sizes and complexity. The team you’ll join will have other mid and senior level developers, a project manager, product manager, UX designers, and QA analysts.
You’ll work on back end routines and code, APIs, and various internal and external facing web applications. You’ll interact directly with the client as well as with your own team and need to possess excellent communication skills. You’ll be responsible for delivering exceptional quality code and communicating frequently and clearly with the rest of your team.
We don’t expect you to be an expert at everything but in this role you should be proficient in web, database, and backend technologies primarily in the Microsoft Stack.
A more comprehensive list of technologies you will encounter in this role are: .NET Core, C#, Angular, Vue.js, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.NET Framework w/MVC, Javascript, HTML/CSS, and AWS.
Summary
Why you want to work here
Who is Slingshot?
Slingshot is the most bada$$ software development shop in Louisville :). We’re smart, passionate, creative, and modest ;). We are big kids & daredevils. We’ve been around since 2005 and build software products for web and mobile that solve real problems for all types and sizes of organizations. We like helping our clients and making sure whatever we build has a huge impact.
Curious about this role? Apply for this job by filling out the form below. Hope to hear from you soon!
Cheers,
The Slingshot Team
About this Role
Slingshot is looking to hire a talented and passionate wrangler of people, ideas, and problems. This role is for a strategic thinking individual who likes to solve problems and advocates for the user. In this role you’ll be tasked with leading problem solving discussions with clients, stakeholders, designers, and developers.
You’ll be expected to drive to the root of a problem and work with the team for a creative solution. You’ll then guide the team through design, development, and launch.
In this role you’ll be acting as the product owner and also the scrum master when the idea transitions from design to development.
A background in technology or engineering is necessary for this role and you should be excited overall about working within a software driven environment. You should be someone who loves people, solving problems, and is well organized. We want someone who is confident enough to recommend solutions to stakeholders and drive collaborative discussion amongst the team.
You will have support in this role from our Chief Product Owner and we are accepting those who are newer to this role and excited to learn.
Summary
Why you want to work here
Some cool benefits
Who is Slingshot?
Slingshot is the most bada$$ software development shop in Louisville with additional offices in Nashville and workers located throughout the US and Ukraine :). We’re smart, passionate, creative, and modest ;). We are big kids & daredevils. We’ve been around since 2005 and build software products for web and mobile that solve real problems for all types and sizes of organizations. We like helping our clients and making sure whatever we build has a huge impact.
Curious about this role? Apply for this job by sending your email to hello@35.245.234.11 or applying on our website. Hope to hear from you soon!
Cheers,
The Slingshot Team
