It's a new day with a new opportunity at 8am!
We are looking for a full-stack software engineer to help build out and modernize our 8am DocketWise product. This modernization effort will span across the product and will allow our customers to benefit from a more streamlined workflow, modern approach to case management, and a better experience operating their business. 8am DocketWise is our immigration firm management solution built to power every case, every day.
About Us
Founded in 2005, 8am™ (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!
Levels open: 2+ years through Senior
Title and scope align with experience.
What You'll Do
- Contribute to and own scalable web features across our Vue.js front end and Ruby on Rails backend (Rails experience is welcome, not required).
- Modernize the application for performance, reliability, accessibility, and great UX.
- Write clean, testable code in Vue.js and Ruby on Rails; write and maintain automated tests.
- Partner with Product and UX to translate designs into user-friendly, accessible interfaces.
- Participate in code reviews; uphold engineering standards, documentation, and observability.
- Support releases: Debug, troubleshoot, and collaborate with QA/DevOps in an agile, iterative process.
About You
We are hiring from 2+ years of experience through Senior; scope and ownership scale with experience.
- Excellent communicator and collaborator with strong software engineering fundamentals (testing, code reviews, maintainable design).
- 2+ years building and shipping production web applications.
- Strong experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, particularly Vue.js; React experience is also valuable.
- Experience with at least one server-side framework/language (Rails, Django, Express, Spring); interest in working with Rails here.
- Comfortable with SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL).
- Experience with Git/GitHub workflows, including pull requests, branching strategies, and collaborative development.
- Familiar with testing frameworks and maintainable design patterns.
- Clear written and verbal communication in English; collaborative in Agile teams.
Preferred Skills & Experience
The following skills are valuable but not required. We're happy to help you grow in these areas:
- Experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch).
- Familiarity with Redis for caching and session management.
- TypeScript experience (we use JavaScript currently, but interest in TypeScript is a plus).
- Ruby on Rails experience beyond basics.
- Experience building SaaS applications.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Understanding of immigration law workflows (we'll teach you!).
Top Skills
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