Headquarters
REMOTE, USA
Led by
WOMEN
Company size
1-10 EMPLOYEES
Industry
SOFTWARE & EDUCATION
Founded
2016
Website
Certifications: 1% for the Planet, Women-owned business (certification in process)
Open position: Senior Backend Developer, Ruby on Rails
About BridgeCare
BridgeCare believes in making great technology publicly available, accessible, and easy to use.
We are a small, women-led, hardworking team of technologists who make the system of child care work. We believe every child should have access to excellent early childhood education, every person should be able to pursue purpose and enjoy family, and every provider should be valued as an educator. The BridgeCare team does this by providing a user-experience-driven technology suite designed to create a functional, effective early childhood education system.
BridgeCare’s software is a white-label data and case management system for government agencies in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) sector. It is made for organizations that support parents and ECCE providers, primarily licensed child care and public preschool programs.
BridgeCare's software is customized to meet the unique needs of the ECCE sector:
Increases family access to, and enrollment in, affordable child care
Supports child care providers with marketing programs, managing enrollment, and maintaining licensing status
Provides fully integrated government agency solutions to reduce administrative burdens
Gives real-time data insights for more effective policy and resource decision making
There has never been a more exciting time to get involved with the childcare industry. Sparked by the pandemic, the US is making significant systematic progress towards increased access to early childhood education and care. This sector received $50B in stimulus funding and is experiencing rapid innovation and progress.
Our Team
We are innovative, collaborative, and autonomous.
BridgeCare’s team is built on trust. We are a small team that works hard and relies on each other. We value autonomy and taking initiative, but we also believe in supporting one another, working together, and having a healthy work/life balance.
We offer flexibility and can generally support each individual’s needs and preferences around scheduling as long as there is clear, proactive communication and commitments are met. We pay a living wage with benefits that meet individual needs.
Diversity & Inclusion
BridgeCare believes that a company should represent the communities it serves. We are committed to building a diverse team to help us achieve our goal of expanding access to early child care and education.
Our Impact
BridgeCare is making excellent child care and early learning accessible and affordable to families.
Our team is committed to helping care and learning providers (who are disproportionately women of color) thrive. Our software streamlines child care and ECCE systems while providing data insights that help to make the case for greater and more effective investment into ECCE.
Working toward the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established a collection of 17 interlinked impact goals designed to be “a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.”
BridgeCare is committed to working toward these 3 goals:
Our Core Values
Humility
First and foremost, the truly hard and important work in this sector is being done by caregivers and educators (our users). Next most important are the agencies and organizations (our clients) who provide them with direct support. We are but one piece of a complex system and it takes all players to make it work. Technology is important (critical even), but can do nothing alone. Our ability to have impact is directly dependent on the important work of our clients and users. We exist to serve them so they can get more work done and do it better.
Adaptability
Our team is willing to change course, to be wrong, and to tear it all down to rebuild better. We always put the best user experience and highest impact before our ego. Our software is configurable to adapt to our various clients' different needs and can grow and change with them over time.
Visionary
We are reshaping the way the child care and early learning sector operate by leveraging modern, advanced technology specifically built to address their most important needs and biggest challenges. We listen to our clients and all their stakeholders, and then we build what the system needs, not just what they ask for.
OPEN POSITION
Senior Backend Developer, Ruby on Rails
Location: 100% Remote (must be in the United States)
Position: Full-time
Experience: Senior (6+ years)
Pay range: $190,000 - $250,000
Target start date: Immediately
Perks & benefits: Unlimited PTO, remote work, flexible scheduling, customized benefits to meet individual needs
What to expect
The Senior Backend Developer reports directly to Jonathan Kirst, our CTO and Co-founder. Prior to BridgeCare, Jonathan was the CTO & Co-founder of Roostify. We’re a small, fully remote startup in the process of building out our team of developers. Any new members of our development team will have a lot of product ownership and play a significant role in shaping the future of our company.
Primary duties & responsibilities
Design robust, scalable and secure features
Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
Follow best practices (test-driven development, SCRUM, refactoring and code standards)
Drive continuous adoption and integration of relevant new technologies into design
Who we’re looking for
BridgeCare is looking for a qualified Senior Backend Developer with a strong background in development and 6+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails. We are currently on Rails 6 and we will be transitioning to Rails 7 shortly. As a company committed to increasing access to affordable childcare, it’s important to us that anyone joining our team is as passionate about our mission as we are. This position is fully remote, so self-motivation and the ability to work independently is essential.
What we’re looking for
Skills & Knowledge:
Proven ability to write clean, maintainable code
6+ years of work experience as a Ruby on Rails developer
Experience developing highly secure and scalable applications
Excited about teaching new developers
Expert knowledge of PostgreSQL
Traits & Attributes:
Detail-oriented
Problem solver - critical thinking and analytical reasoning
Curious; committed to continuous learning - especially new systems
Able to work independently & be self-motivated
Tools we use
Tech Stack
Ruby on Rails
Modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc.)
Vue.js
Vite
Cypress
Other Tools
Slack
Gsuite
Asana
Loom
Hubspot
Eligibility
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer
BridgeCare is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. BridgeCare makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.