About this opportunity
The Flyover lists this Software Developer II opportunity in fort collins, Colorado. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Flyover is one of the fastest-growing newsletter media companies in the country, delivering unbiased news to millions of readers every day. Behind that reach is a technology team that builds and owns the tools, pipelines, and internal systems that keep the whole operation running. We prioritize building custom solutions from the ground up, which gives our developers real ownership and a steady stream of things to learn.
Position Overview
Software Developer II
The Flyover
Location: Fort Collins, CO (On-Site)
Salary: $75,000 to $90,000 annually
About Us
The Flyover is one of the fastest-growing newsletter media companies in the country, delivering unbiased news to millions of readers every day. Behind that reach is a technology team that builds and owns the tools, pipelines, and internal systems that keep the whole operation running. We prioritize building custom solutions from the ground up, which gives our developers real ownership and a steady stream of things to learn.
Position Overview
We are hiring a Software Developer to support our teams by building and maintaining the internal tools they rely on every day. This is a hands-on role for someone early in their career who wants to write real code that real people use, learn how a live data pipeline actually works, and grow alongside an experienced technology team.
You will not be sitting on the sidelines. From your first weeks, you will be shipping tooling, fixing real problems in our ETL pipeline, and adding features that make other teams faster. It is a great role for someone who learns by doing and wants mentorship while they do it.
Key Responsibilities
Build tooling for teams: Work with editorial, audience, sales, and operations teams to build the internal tools that make their work faster and more reliable.
Maintain the ETL pipeline: Troubleshoot, monitor, and maintain the data pipeline that powers our daily operations, keeping it running smoothly and fixing issues as they come up.
Extend existing tools: Add features and improvements to the tools and systems we already run, based on what teams need.
Collaborate across the company: Partner with non-technical teammates to understand their problems and translate them into working solutions.
Write clean code and keep learning: Produce maintainable, well-organized code and continuously build your skills with support from senior engineers.
QualificationsRequired
2 to 5 years of professional software development experience, or equivalent project, internship, or bootcamp experience.
Working knowledge of Python.
Familiarity with SQL and relational databases.
A genuine desire to learn, a collaborative mindset, and comfort asking questions.
Strong problem-solving instincts.
Nice to Have
Exposure to web frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask.
Any experience with ETL or data pipelines.
Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms.
Understanding of asynchronous programming.
Our Stack
Languages and core tools
Python (primary), SQL
Web and services
FastAPI, Flask
Internal applications and APIs we own end to end
Data and orchestration
PostgreSQL, with some NoSQL
Apache Airflow
ETL pipelines supporting daily data operations
Cloud and infrastructure
AWS
Docker
Why Join Us
Write code that real teams use from your very first weeks.
Learn how a live, production data pipeline works from the people who built it.
Be supported by an experienced technology team invested in your growth.
Join a fast-growing company with a massive and expanding audience.
Competitive salary plus health, dental, and vision insurance paid 100% by the company.
Paid time off, holidays, and support for professional development.
If you are early in your development career and want to learn fast, ship real work, and grow with a strong team, we would love to hear from you.
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Worksite address
fort collins, CO, 80523, US
Who can apply
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