Full Stack Software Developer (3 years fixed-term contract)

SUMMARY:
Full Stack Software Developer (3 years fixed-term contract)

POSITION INFO:

Reporting to the Chief Data Systems, the successful candidate will be
primarily responsible for the design and creation of scalable software solutions through front-and-back end coding, developing servers and databases for website architecture and functionality. The technical functions of the software developer are to enable the building of Earth observation (and geospatial) digital platforms which users can interact with Earth Observation (EO) data and a solution to store, organize, manage and analyze EO data. It is based on the Open Data Cube, an Open Source EODC solution. And online satellite data catalogues, through which users can interact (discover, access and analyse) the decades of satellite data

 The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications, experience, and skills:

BSC Honours Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) or similar fields or equivalent experience

• 8 years’ experience developing software and systems in Python, or other imperative languages [Frontend and Backend experience]
• Preferably, experience working with Geospatial data, satellite image processing, models, systems and technical requirements
• Developing software with and on behalf of scientific stakeholders
• Proven experience in design, development, and testing of software applications for the delivery of robust solutions on Linux platforms
• Demonstrated ability to apply advanced Python and Linux Shell programming knowledge to achieve high quality software solutions
• Spatial application design and implementation
• GUI and UX design and development
• High Performance Computing
• Relational and/or non-relational databases
• Delivery of robust workflow testing and automation
• Experience designing and implementing Cloud based solutions
• Familiarity with common stacks
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
• Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design
• Project Management systems

Essential ‘Must-Have’ skills:

Please NOTE, the interview process will include a formal technical test to evaluate candidate proficiency on the following non-negotiable skills:

• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Java, Javascript, C#, Python-3, Python-2, PHP-5, PHP-7
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals, including data structures, object-oriented design, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
• Experience in developing web applications using modern frameworks such as Angular, Angular 10, Angular 2, Bootstrap, EmberJS, HTML/CSS/JS, jQuery, ReactJS or VueJS. 

Responsibilities will include but not limited to: 

• Management of Full Life-Cycle Software Development
• Web Applications Development and Creation of Custom Software Solutions
• Technical Analysis
• Technical Collaboration

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