Full Stack Software Engineer (JS) Remote - within Europe

SlashData is the leading research company in the developer economy: We help the world understand developers and developers understand the world. We survey 40,000+ developers annually - across mobile, IoT, desktop, cloud, AR/VR, web, games, data science, and machine learning - to help clients such as Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Amazon understand who developers are, what tools they love or hate and where they are going next.

We’re now looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to help drive data and visual insights out of millions of developer data points. You’ll be working based in Europe, working remotely to support our distributed team.

Requirements

As a Full Stack Software Engineer you will be:

• Based in Europe
• Iterating on our in-house survey tool to reach developers everywhere in the world and provide a delightful UX
• Maintaining and enhancing our developer and client-facing websites.
• Supporting the rest of the team

What skills we are looking for

• 3+ years of experience developing web applications with modern JavaScript (ES6) frameworks
• Experience with React, Redux, webpack and related technologies
• Familiarity with testing tools such as Mocha, Chai, Jest
• Appreciation for good UX & UI design, ability to contribute to a design discussion
• Backend web API development experience (Node.js)
• Experience with AWS and other cloud providers
• Experience with a language other than JavaScript, preferably one with static types
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases (mongoDB)

Bonus points for

• Experience with AWS Lambda or other “serverless” backend architecture
• Experience with data visualisation (e.g. using D3.js)
• An appreciation for data and understanding of statistics

Key success metrics

You will be successful in the role if in the first 6 months you have

• Implemented a data dashboard MVP web app.
• Shown ability to maintain and improve our existing codebase and your code is readable, testable, and understandable six months later.
• Built successful working relationships across the company to support other technology-related activities.

Benefits

What we offer

• Opportunity to make a difference as part of the leading research company in the developer economy
• Part of an entrepreneurial company that's raising the bar, and calling the trends of the developer economy
• Opportunity to work with some of the biggest tech brands in the world
• International team, great work atmosphere & flexible working environment
• Competitive salary + bonus twice yearly based on performance
• You will never work on your birthday
• Annual training budget to develop your skills and career
• Home office set up budget
• Annual allowance to spend on co-working with your colleagues
• Monthly book allowance from Amazon, on any book you like
• Spotify Premium subscription or Netflix vouchers