Junior Developer
Youth For Understanding USA, Inc.
Saginaw, Michigan
Job Description
YFU's Global Office, www.yfu.org, is seeking a Junior Developer to join its team. The candidate will work from the YFU USA office located in Saginaw, Michigan primarily.
Backend, Frontend or Full stack developer that has made first strides in agile development of web applications:
About YFU:
Some things you’re born with. Other things—your confidence, your individuality, and perspective—you will discover. Since 1951, YFU has helped students all over the globe find themselves, expand their world and discover intercultural opportunities through studying abroad.
A non-profit international educational organization with partners in more than 60 different countries, YFU is one of the world’s oldest, largest, and most respected intercultural exchange programs. For 70 years and with more than 270,000 students worldwide supported by host families, volunteers, schools, and communities, millions of YFU participants have shared a vision for generations of empowered global citizens for a more peaceful and sustainable world. The YFU global network is united by the belief that full cultural immersion is the most effective means to gain the skills needed to thrive in an increasingly multicultural, interconnected, and competitive global society.
For learners of all ages who want a life-changing cultural exchange experience, YFU offers a wide range of opportunities to see the world up close. The global YFU network is united by the belief that curiosity about the world expands cultural awareness and acceptance of other ways to live, which leads to broader perspective and greater understanding. YFU’s unique intercultural exchanges open minds and hearts, enable learning that transforms lives, change the way you see the world and help to overcome stereotypes. Selected to administer many government and corporate scholarships, YFU has remained a trusted leader of intercultural exchange programs since 1951 because of its commitment to safety, reputation for quality, and exceptional support services.
YFU is different from other intercultural exchange organizations because of our thorough preparation and program support that’s backed by a global team of volunteers, many of whom have been exchange students or host parents themselves. From the moment you become a part of the YFU family, we’re with you every step of the way. Thousands of parents across the globe trust YFU with their teenagers every year, and thousands of students every year choose YFU to help them discover their inner selves.
Benefits for this position include:
Backend, Frontend or Full stack developer that has made first strides in agile development of web applications:
- Awareness for quality, customer experience, and performance
- Analytical way of thinking
- Command of data structures and algorithmic techniques
- Thorough general coding abilities (syntax, semantics)
- Ability to communicate and contribute to a team, on site as well as in virtual teams worldwide
- Frontend: Quasar, VueJS, Semantic UI, Webpack, HTML, CSS (SaSS), HAML
- Backend: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, REST, JSON notation standards
- Developer Tools: RSpec, Delayed Job + Whenever, GIT and other
About YFU:
Some things you’re born with. Other things—your confidence, your individuality, and perspective—you will discover. Since 1951, YFU has helped students all over the globe find themselves, expand their world and discover intercultural opportunities through studying abroad.
A non-profit international educational organization with partners in more than 60 different countries, YFU is one of the world’s oldest, largest, and most respected intercultural exchange programs. For 70 years and with more than 270,000 students worldwide supported by host families, volunteers, schools, and communities, millions of YFU participants have shared a vision for generations of empowered global citizens for a more peaceful and sustainable world. The YFU global network is united by the belief that full cultural immersion is the most effective means to gain the skills needed to thrive in an increasingly multicultural, interconnected, and competitive global society.
For learners of all ages who want a life-changing cultural exchange experience, YFU offers a wide range of opportunities to see the world up close. The global YFU network is united by the belief that curiosity about the world expands cultural awareness and acceptance of other ways to live, which leads to broader perspective and greater understanding. YFU’s unique intercultural exchanges open minds and hearts, enable learning that transforms lives, change the way you see the world and help to overcome stereotypes. Selected to administer many government and corporate scholarships, YFU has remained a trusted leader of intercultural exchange programs since 1951 because of its commitment to safety, reputation for quality, and exceptional support services.
YFU is different from other intercultural exchange organizations because of our thorough preparation and program support that’s backed by a global team of volunteers, many of whom have been exchange students or host parents themselves. From the moment you become a part of the YFU family, we’re with you every step of the way. Thousands of parents across the globe trust YFU with their teenagers every year, and thousands of students every year choose YFU to help them discover their inner selves.
Benefits for this position include:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance, with employer premium contributions (at 71% for medical, 100% for dental/vision)
- Optional 403b retirement plan with employer match
- Health insurance
