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Jerry

Part-time | Full-time | Contract

San Jose, CA

Job description

About Us
MintCollect is a trading card tracking and collecting app. Collectors can browse massive card databases, log their collections, and track value and trends across multiple languages. Your work will instantly reach thousands of collectors around the world!

Job Overview
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Software Engineer who is hungry to learn and excited to grow with a startup. In this role, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of the MintCollect by working directly with the founder to build new features, fix bugs, and improve app performance

Why Join Us

  • Work fully remotely
  • Be one of the first hires at a fast-growing startup
  • Work directly with the founder and gain broad technical exposure
  • Opportunity to grow into senior/lead roles within 12-24 months as the team expands

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain features in our iOS app (Swift/SwiftUI)
  • Support backend services (Python/Flask, AWS, Postgres)
  • Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
  • Develop RESTful APIs and integrate third-party APIs into applications.
  • Implement various processes such as version control, code management, etc
  • Collaborate on feature design, testing, and debugging
  • Contribute ideas to improve product and user experience

Qualifications

  • Familiarity with SwiftUI and Python/Flask
  • Basic understanding of database management systems (Postgres, SQL basics)
  • Experience with AWS cloud services is a STRONG plus (EC2, S3, and RDS)
  • Ability to implement third-party APIs
  • Be able to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Be eager to learn and adapt quickly

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

  • Experience with payment processing APIs (Stripe, PayPal, etc)
  • Knowledge of REST APIs (auth, webhooks, error handling)
  • Familiarity with secure transaction flows
  • Familiarity with various trading card games such as Pokemon, Yugioh, Magic, OnePiece, etc
  • Familiarity with Android and Web development

Compensation

  • $60k-$75k + Profit Share
  • Total comp potential: $100k+ as the company grows

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Work Location: Remote