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SPAN is a software solutions and product development firm that strategizes, designs and develops software products for clients ranging from small startups to large global brands. SPAN works nimbly across industries, devices and borders helping businesses to deliver powerful capabilities embedded in compelling, delightful experiences.
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About us:
SPAN is a technical strategy & software engineering firm headquartered in San Francisco, with the bulk of our dev operations in South Africa (CT & Jhb). SPAN’s founders (Andrew Sather, John Harris & Chris Lyon) created & evolved everything from iTunes-top-10 consumer mobile apps to Class-2 FDA-regulated cloud-based healthcare systems to the Shazam mobile app.
We are lucky enough to be home to some of the smartest, most gracious people building a unique, best-in-class, not-super-huge technology firm consisting of senior people working closely with our founders to invent radically capable things for global clients:
- Apple
- Science 37 [mobile technology/clinical trial company]
- Rakuten / Ebates
- HERE [open location platform]
- Beats Music [music streaming service]
- Walmart Labs [idea incubator for the world's largest global retailer]
- Major League Baseball Advanced Media/Bamtech [multimedia & live streaming]
- HBO Now, WWE & EuroSport
- Player Pro [social soccer network]
- Pandora [music streaming service]
Our polyglots use Java, Scala, Python, Go, ES6, NodeJs, ReactJs, Spark, Splunk, Akka, Redis, PostgreSQL, SQL, SPARQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Gearman, Kafka, Elasticsearch and whatever else required to:
- Create custom microservices
- Develop, deploy & operate, sophisticated large-scale SaaS solutions
- Develop feature-rich, cross-platform apps and product frameworks
- Model & design systems architecture
You’ll love it here if:
- You are allergic to hierarchical, bureaucratic, business-card cultures
- You're sad many of the greatest minds in our generation are busy tricking people into clicking on ads
- You want to work with very smart senior people from radically different backgrounds
- You are a voracious learner & an eager teacher of others
- You want to be led from the front, not commanded from the rear
- You don't tolerate intra-office posturing or other douchebaggery
- You're excited to work on a broader array of interesting, challenging projects than you can anywhere else
What we offer:
- Flexible work & generous leave schedule
- Competitive compensation
- Diverse staff complement
- Learning organisation based on a reverence for expertise & craftsmanship (Meetups, Tech Radar sessions, mentorship & coaching, Lunch & Learning Fridays, conferences, e-learning & MOOC's, tertiary education)
- A delightful remote working culture
- Macbook Pro Retina’s, noise cancelling headphones, dual monitors, ergonomic chairs, the usual startup perks
- Weekly & monthly get-togethers
- Home office equipment
- Delivered to your home: Friday lunches, mobile haircuts, snacks
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