littleBits | NYC | Software Developers | Full Time | littlebits.cc
littleBits is a company aiming to get the world inventing. We make an award-winning system of modular electronics. Our kits have been integrated heavily in STEAM education programs and we are dedicated members of the maker movement. We aim to teach kids of all ages about systems thinking, empathy, and curiousity.
Our roots have been in hardware, but we are starting to rely more and more on software to enhance the system. We recently launched an iOS and Android app to allow you to control our Bluetooth LTE bits wirelessly. We also make a small internet-connected bit and run our own internet-of-things cloud to back it. Right now we are working on a programming-based kit that runs on top of our Arduino bit.
As a small team of software developers, we choose sharp tools and aim to keep our stack small. We enjoy a services layer written in Scala with Akka as guiding framework. Our main client is a Rails application that powers our community invention platform. Most UI work is done in React. A lot of our embedded systems work is C.
If any of this sounds interesting to you, don't hesitate to get in touch at [REDACTED_EMAIL]. There's a tremendous amount to do; ideally you have experience. Most of all though, we hope you're warm, understanding, funny, and committed to the cause.
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