Experienced Web Developer

**About Apptegy**Since our start in ****, we've gone from a group of individuals to a community pushing toward the same goal of building a fantastic company with great people, great products, and, most importantly, a great culture.Apptegy is building products to empower school leaders to run better schools.We have the opportunity to help schools as they go through a radical shift in how they operate and to provide great technology to make that transition.We value thoughtfulness and high performance from everyone.That's how we've grown quickly and won (and kept) thousands of school districts across the U.S.The Business Development team is small but fast-growing.You'll have the tools, the mentors, and the resources you need to be successful.We ask you to be someone who is internally motivated to do your best work and that you care about others.Apptegy's Web Developer position is your opportunity to join a high-performing team and contribute to our growth and your own.**As a Web Developer...**You will play a critical role in helping school districts develop a strong web presence and digital identity.Apptegy's Client Experience team continues to grow rapidly as we bring on hundreds of new clients every year.You will work closely with Onboarders and Client Success Representatives to develop custom websites and pages.You will work within our Thrillshare platform and CMS that powers more than 4,000 district websites across North America.This is a fast-paced role that requires you to be thorough, detailed, and fast.You will join a team that is action-oriented and focused on doing.**What is the role?**You will code custom-designed web pages for school districts within Thrillshare's CMS.The majority of the work will be in HTML and CSS, and will include some javascript.Our websites make it easy for schools to look their best, show off their strengths, and share the amazing stories that happen in their schools each day.The work you do will enable schools to attract students and families.All of our websites integrate with Thrillshare so school leaders can update all of their communication channels at once—from website to alert systems to social media, and more.You'll work closely with other developers, onboarders, client success managers, and clients.**Qualifications & Skills**:- 5 years of web development experience recommended- Experience using several modern Content Management Systems (WordPress, Hubspot, Drupal, etc) and the ability to quickly learn a new CMS- Use a variety of internet technologies, techniques, scripting, and object-oriented languages and databases (e.g. HTML, CSS, Javascript) to create web page elements such as user interface features, site animation, and special effects- Integrate data from various back-end services and databases- Troubleshoot code including script and plugin errors, media integration, and website usability- Be responsible for maintaining, expanding, and scaling some websites- Optimize websites using industry best practices for both ADA compliance/usability, functionality, and search engine results**What is expected of a Web Developer at Apptegy?**We have high expectations for this role and you.**1.You have excellent design sense & taste**: You have a strong and accurate intuition for good design.In fact, you have a strong opinion and are critical of most designs.But now and then you find something that you know hits the mark.You know that good design is in the details.**2.Your web experience makes you confident and flexible**: You have meaningful experience designing websites with HTML, CSS, and Javascript.Your past experience means you know best practices, how to follow the rules, and when to bend them.You keep the end user in mind and don't compromise on the design.You know best practices and have solved design challenges in the past.You are also comfortable working with different styles and coming up with new solutions.**3.You are curious and love to learn**:You have a natural curiosity and want to understand how things work, how we think, and how we can improve our already robust platform and websites.**4.You know how to finish great work on time**:As a developer, you're self-motivated, meticulous, and industrious.You're able to manage timelines by working quickly to create first versions, take feedback, iterate, and deliver an excellent final product.**5.Desire to work hard and grow**:This role will challenge and help you grow.To be successful, you must have high expectations for yourself and be willing to put in the time, effort, and sweat to meet those expectations.**What is true of you?****You can show your work**:- You can produce a portfolio of your work that demonstrates your style- You can talk through your decision-making process in designing- You can tell us who you look to in the design community for inspiration- You are enthusiastic about creating beautiful, high-qua