Full-Stack Python Web Developer

silverorange is a design and development agency based in Canada. When pursuing work, we focus on interesting and meaningful projects. Over our 25 years as a company, we've worked with well‑known technology organizations like Duolingo and Mozilla, not‑for‑profit organizations working in areas including affordable internet access for low‑income families, and with world‑renowned doctors training other doctors through online education.

We’re proud of the fantastic products we’ve built in partnership with our clients and we’re actively invested in the processes behind these products. We are committed to fostering a team‑focused approach in our work of building great user‑focused systems, while also placing a serious emphasis on quality of life, openness, empathy, and a supportive work environment.

Position
We’re looking for an intermediate Full‑Stack Python Web Developer to join our team.

We favour applicants with a strong sense of ownership over their own work. Excitement and ability to learn and contribute is more important to us than other metrics like years of experience.

This position is available immediately and we will work with you to get you started as soon as possible.

Responsibilities

Implementing features and improvements on a mix of CSS, vanilla JavaScript, and Python applications.

Reviewing code and content changes from other developers on the project.

Working from mockups (we use Figma), wireframes, and design systems.

Communicating with team members and clients to understand and balance requirements.

Identifying and helping to address accessibility issues in Web and mobile systems.

Writing tests for your work.

Requirements

Be eligible & available to work from Canada.

Be able to quickly learn and understand new systems.

Have an understanding of core front‑end Web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and understand how these standards work together.

Have experience with Python.

Have experience using version control systems like Git to manage changes.

Have experience developing reasonably complex integrated systems.

Have collaboratively developed features with a team.

Have experience with testing and continuous integration processes.

Be able to communicate clearly with clients and co‑workers across multiple time zones. Several of our key clients are in California and we have team members across Canada.

Preferred Skills

API development in Node/Express.

React and Type Script.

Salesforce.

Wagtail.

Project or product leadership experience in any profession or industry.

Growth & Ownership
Our team is co‑operative and will help you learn and expand your skills via mentoring, team‑wide support, and learning opportunities. All members of the team are encouraged and given space to grow as individual contributors, and have ongoing opportunities in project and team leadership.

We’re excited to hear your fresh ideas and approach. We have decades of collective experience, and we all continue to become better at what we do by both teaching and learning from each other. Add your voice to our mix!

Opportunity for employee ownership is a fundamental part of silverorange (non‑founders currently own more than a third of the company) and we’re currently working on new ways to transfer even more ownership to employees.

Inclusion & Diversity
People with different backgrounds and experiences make us stronger, and we’re always looking for ways to improve. Our team is getting more diverse across many dimensions of diversity, but we’re still missing perspectives that could make our work better. We highly encourage people from traditionally underrepresented groups in our industry to apply—we’d love to hear from you.

Remote working is just as good as local
Our team has been remote‑friendly for over 20 years, and remote‑first for the last 10. We continue to improve our approach to having a dispersed team. This is a full‑time remote position regardless of location, though you are welcome to work from our lovely offices in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada if you wish.

The majority of our team is full‑time remote and 95% of our clients are remote. You’ll need to be comfortable working with a remote team regardless of your…