Junior Web Developer

CharacterStrong’s Background & Mission

CharacterStrong is a fast-paced education company that makes PreK-12 digital, social & emotional learning curricula and offers professional learning opportunities to support schools with implementation. There’s currently a team of more than 100 full-time employees and over 30 contractors and interns collaborating to bring this work to life. Our mission is to create a more loving world by equipping educators with tools to teach the critical social, emotional, and character skills necessary to foster a more empathetic, connected, and generous world. In less than 10 years, our aim is to have reached 50 million students and over 2 million educators. CharacterStrong continues to be ranked by INC. 5000 (2021, 2022, and 2024) as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the country.

At CharacterStrong, you will have the opportunity to positively impact education, both in the United States and internationally. CharacterStrong employees offer their innovation, dedication to excellence, and compassion to help produce transformational curricula and professional learning for educators.

Position Description: The Junior Web Developer on the Product Engineering team will engage in both front and backend development activities, directly addressing tech issues and resolving bugs and adding features, pages, and other improvements across the curriculum, marketing, and CMS platforms. This role involves collaborating with the product team to convert designs, mock-ups, or detailed plans into fully functioning features. The Junior Web Developer will also play a crucial role in developing automated tests to ensure system reliability and maintain brand consistency. Further responsibilities include enhancing code quality through detailed documentation and resolving bugs, keeping abreast of the latest technological trends, and promoting best practices in usability. This position is essential for impacting our educational tools and experiences.

CharacterStrong’s Company Values

• We Practice Kindness - Exercising inclusion, care, and empathy with others, balancing honesty with compassion when having courageous conversations and engaging in kindness towards self.
• We Produce Excellence - Producing timely, quality results and consistently asking the question, “How can we make this 1% better?”
• We Take Ownership - Taking the initiative to drive work forward, demonstrating responsibility when things do not go according to plan, and being proactive in closing identified gaps.
• We Problem Solve - Identifying issues, analyzing for understanding, and taking action to implement the best possible solution.
  
  

Junior Developer Responsibilities

• Work closely with a Lead Software Engineer, Designer, and Product Owner to build and maintain user-facing web features using HTML, CSS, and React on the frontend.
• Participate in agile sprints, contributing to planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives
• Implement features based on mock-ups, wireframes, or clear written requirements
• Help troubleshoot and fix bugs with support from the team
• Write clean, accessible, and maintainable code following established patterns and design systems
• Learn backend technologies (e.g., Lambda-based APIs, Node.js, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL) and contribute to backend tasks over time
• Support automated testing and documentation to ensure quality and maintainability
• Stay current with web development trends and usability best practices
• Take feedback and mentorship to grow into greater technical ownership over time
• Perform other duties as needed to support product and team goals
  
  

Other Duties

• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or a related field) or equivalent experience and skill preferred
• Knowledge of and proven application of base front-end web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Understanding of cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device compatibility standards and behaviors
• Good working knowledge of relational data models
• Basic knowledge of writing automated unit and integration tests
• Basic knowledge of databases and operating systems
• Understanding of modern web accessibility standards including WCAG and ADA compliance
• Ability to learn new software and technologies quickly
• Ability to follow instructions and work in a team environment
• Experience creating prototypes and wireframes using Figma and other related tools
  
  

Salary & Benefits

• $70,000 Starting Salary
• Ability to work remotely
• New laptop computer and other needed equipment
• Annual Individual Budget for Professional Development of $1,000
• 401k Plan and employer matching
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health Support, and Well-Being Programs
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Time Off, 6 Paid Sick Days, 11 Paid Company Holidays
  
  

CharacterStrong views diversity and the unique ways team members establish connections with our student and educator populations as an asset. Our goal is to ensure we have a team at CharacterStrong that reflects the diverse student population we serve.

CharacterStrong is an equal-opportunity employer. We provide for fair treatment of all employees based on merit. In accordance with applicable law, race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and transgender status), marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law does not affect employment opportunities or practices such as hiring, promotion, development opportunities, pay, or benefits. CharacterStrong complies with all applicable federal, state, and local labor laws.

CharacterStrong is a fast-paced education company that makes PreK-12 digital, social & emotional learning curricula and offers professional learning opportunities to support schools with implementation. There's currently a team of more than 100 full-time employees and over 30 contractors and interns collaborating to bring this work to life. Our mission is to create a more loving world by equipping educators with tools to teach the critical social, emotional, and character skills necessary to foster a more empathetic, connected, and generous world. In less than 10 years, our aim is to have reached 50 million students and over 2 million educators. CharacterStrong continues to be ranked by INC. 5000 (2021, 2022, and 2024) as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the country.