Software Developer - 18 month contract

Department: Product Development

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Romania (Home based)

Description

About us
We are Digital Science and we are advancing the research ecosystem. We are a pioneering technology company, and our vision is of a future where a trusted and collaborative research ecosystem drives progress for all. We believe in better, open, collaborative and inclusive research. In creating the next generation of tools and working in partnership with the community we tackle some of the biggest challenges to research. In order to achieve our vision, we need innovative, inspiring and dynamic people to join our team. Want to join us?

Figshare is an open access Software-as-a-Service repository platform that provides researchers and scientists with a place to share and preserve not just traditional research articles, but also a wide range of other research materials, making them openly accessible to the scientific community and the public. This helps promote transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration in research.

By providing digital repositories for various types of research outputs, Figshare aims to enhance the visibility and impact of research and provide a way for researchers to receive credit for a broader array of their contributions. We also help researchers across the globe share datasets and other research materials via our public data-sharing site figshare.com. 
As part of Digital Science, we collectively seek to increase the productivity of organisations with smart tools that fuel innovation, opportunity and discovery.
Your new role 

We are seeking an experienced Back-end Developer to join the Figshare development team. In this role, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining our Python-based applications, ensuring their performance, scalability, and robustness. This role offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects and collaborate with a talented team of software engineers. As a member of our back-end development team, you will be applying best practices, and working collaboratively with our product team to ensure that we are creating robust, innovative technical solutions to real-world problems.  This role is a maternity leave cover role for 18 months.

What you’ll be doing

• Software Development: Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality applications that meet business requirements working with Python, REST or GraphQL APIs, AWS, Elasticsearch, MariaDB, RabbitMQ, Redis, React, and Docker.
• Code Review: Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to coding standards, and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Continuous improvement: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, bugs, and other issues to ensure the smooth operation of applications.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, UI/UX designers, and QA, to deliver high-quality software products.

What you’ll bring to the role

We’re looking for a talented developer with over 2 years of professional software development experience, including experience with Python.  You will have technical expertise in software development methodologies, programming languages, and frameworks, ideally, those used by Figshare which includes AWS, Elasticsearch, MariaDB, RabbitMQ, Redis, Containers, Python, and Javascript.  You will also be an effective communicator, able to collaborate effectively with colleagues with differing levels of expertise.  You will also have: 

• Experience developing robust technical solutions
• Excellent analytical, strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Knowledge of platform and information security principles
• Desirable: A degree in a technical subject.

Our vision and values

We invest in, nurture and support innovative businesses and technologies that make all parts of the research process more open, efficient and effective. 
The talent we secure is fundamental to us achieving our vision and our growth plans. The values we live by are:
We are brave in the pursuit of better We are collaborative and inclusive We are always open-minded We are from and for the community 

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.