| Based in Beijing, My China Roots is a pioneering startup that in 5 years has bec...Based in Beijing, My China Roots is a pioneering startup that in 5 years has become the global leader in helping Overseas Chinese trace their roots and travel to their ancestral villages. With 5 full time staff and 5 part-timers, we are now moving beyond our high-end, custom research model to build an extensive database and innovative online platform to empower millions of overseas Chinese to trace their roots from the comfort of their own home.
If you are up for a challenge, we offer:
• Full creative freedom to head our digital strategy
• A competitive salary
• A chance to build both your coding and leadership skills
• Multicultural, inspired colleagues
• A chance to build a technological, cultural and social bridge between East and West!
What are we looking for?
• An autonomous Lead Developer to bootstrap our entire tech stack from scratch
o 3+ years’ experience as a full-stack/back-end developer
o Strong competencies in managing databases, data structures, algorithms and software design
o Extensive experience in 2 or more major programming languages
• Someone who thrives in a startup environment
o Responsible and self-motivated person who can get things done without micromanagement
o Uses best practices for both quality (testing, code review, continuous integration) and methodology (agile) of software development
• A passionate team player
o Able to communicate in both English and Chinese
o Ideally, an interest in (Overseas) Chinese history, cultural heritage preservation, cultural identity
What will you do?
• Take full responsibility for the entire systems architecture, including for instance:
o Leading the development of the core software and functionality of our app’s Minimum Viable Product (MVP). A key feature will be the “Online Roots Quest” (ORQ), an automated Q&A sequence to guide users in their ancestry research.
o Working with existing formats, protocols and APIs (GEDCOM, genealogy software, Optimal Character Recognition software).
o Building an indexing platform for processing Chinese-language records (clan books, cemetery records)
o Building the personal Family History Application (where users will manage their personal ancestral information through interactive maps, timelines, trees)
• Hire and subsequently manage a second developer ASAP.
