Senior Next.JS Developer

The Motley Fool is a purpose-driven financial services company on a mission to make the world smarter, happier, and richer. For 30 years, we’ve been helping people make better investment decisions through transparency, education, and a healthy dose of Foolish fun. We’re a fast-moving, collaborative team that values high-quality work, curiosity, and initiative. We care deeply about what we do, and we’re driven by the impact our work has on real people’s financial futures.

Join a high-performance development team delivering web applications to millions of users monthly in the fintech and media space. We value innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. We are a remote workforce that uses Slack, Zoom, Jira, and agile development practices to keep in sync.

As a Senior Software Developer, you’ll be working on a fast paced team responsible for the code that powers our ultimate goal of helping people invest and be smarter, happier and richer. Successful Fools have well-formed opinions (stemming from their broad experience) and the ability to jump right into code independently.

• Develop and maintain web applications using a variety of technologies, including but not limited to React, Next.js, TypeScript, TailwindCSS and occasionally Python. 
• Collaborate with other team members on best practices for efficient and sustainable engineering, focusing on achieving a balance between aesthetics, scalability, and performance.
• Provide and receive technical feedback through pair programming and code reviews.
• Collaborate closely with design, product, and leadership teams to anticipate future needs and align our technology roadmap with long-term goals.

• 5+ years of developing highly performant and scalable web applications
• Proficiency with agentic workflows and AI-driven automation 
• High level of proficiency in React, Next.js, Typescript, GraphQL and REST APIs
• Understanding of backend development using Python 
• Experience with AWS
• Experience working with sophisticated application state, e.g. Apollo Client, Redux
• Experience with Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines for Python applications
• Proven track record in high-performance teams
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Familiarity with security best practices in web development