Part-Time Technical Position Available

Is this you?

  • Do you love technology and enjoy learning new apps and services?
  • Do you enjoy operations-related technologies (IT), as well as development (coding/scripting)?
  • Would you like to bring in a few dollars and play a direct and important role in the development of a small, growing business?
  • Are you a quick learner who likes to learn “on-the-fly”, driven by business/project needs?

PerfectBee is looking to extend our technical team and we have a part-time “technician” opening available (we are small enough to not worry about titles!).

The position is remote/work-from-home, by design. The role is informal, will involved a wide range of apps and services and the number of hours will vary considerably week-on-week, based on current projects.

Although not a requirement, this may be a good fit for a student in a computer-related technical field, looking to earn a few dollars, learn a few things and extend awareness/experience in real-world scenarios.

Note : This is not a full time / employed position and the successful candidate will be working in a freelance capacity.

Engagement

We are looking for someone to work alongside our founder on technical projects, as they come up. These projects are varied and will be generally be proactive, with a view to continually moving forward the PerfectBee site and platform. Occasionally, reactive work may be necessary (troubleshooting issues, for example). But our internal tagline is “Nothing is ever urgent”!

The successful candidate will be very comfortable moving from app-to-app and service-to-service. While projects will be entirely driven by business need, there is a wide variety of software in use. Creation of a minimal but critical level of relevant documentation, as projects are completed, is also in scope.

Initially, there will be a small number of hours per week (5 or so), but this may grow over time. Reliability, consistency and a willingness to prioritize and focus on business requirements (not just the technology) are far more important than day-to-day availability.

Note: Though part-time, this is an ongoing engagement, with the hope that the successful candidate will be with us for some time, building experience and awareness of our business. As such, this is not a suitable role for someone seeking a temporary position, such as a summer job. However, for someone looking for extra income through a flexible role that can accommodate other commitments (a full time job, study, etc), this may be a good fit.

Technologies Used

There’s a lot! Here are just a few that play a role in how PerfectBee runs. None are absolutely essential but the Strongly Preferred apps/services will be tremendously helpful in coming up to speed (preference will be given to candidates with demonstrable experience in these areas).

  • Strongly Preferred
    • WordPress
    • WooCommerce
    • HTML/CSS/JavaScript
    • SQL
    • PHP
    • JSON
    • Linux, including scripting
    • Excel
  • Other
    • Google analytics (GA4)
    • VS.Code
    • GIT
    • VPS Hosting Services
    • Social Media platforms (Facebook, X, etc)

A practical appreciation and respect for IT processes and discipline are also required.

Data Management Skills

Preference will be given to candidates comfortable handling data from a wide range of sources, with a view to delivering actionable, tangible information for our business. Specifically…

  • Complete ease with Microsoft Excel, particularly with respect to managing, querying and presenting data. Minor example: If you already know XLOOKUP (hey, don’t Google it!) we’d be encouraged.
  • An ability and interest in importing, exporting, sorting, filtering, querying and so on (data doesn’t scare you – it fascinates you!).
  • Understand terms like “join”, “primary key”, “index” and “normalization” and are very welcome.

In a nutshell, we would provide you with access to various sources of business data and rely on you being comfortable exporting, importing, querying etc, to answer business questions.

Location and Availability

  • Candidates are likely to be based in the US (not required, but preferred).
  • Working from the west coast is a minor advantage, but also not required.
  • English speaking

Why Work With Us?

We love working with people who love learning! We are a family-run business with a nice balance of informality and friendliness – but a fierce, burning passion to innovate and serve our visitors and customers.

And getting your hands dirty across a whole range of technical platforms, apps and services is fun!

How To Apply

We keep it simple! Just use our contact form and please include…

  • Why you think this position might suit you and what you can offer
  • The technologies in which you have significant experience
  • If available, a link to your resume
  • Your pay expectations (in dollars per hour)

PLEASE NOTE: When we have openings like this we often receive a good number of responses including, sadly, “spam”. We will therefore be responding only to those who provide the details requested (plus any other details felt relevant, of course).