Job Description
Sourcefabric is a nonprofit organisation that builds open source tools for media organisations all over the world. We're looking for an experienced full-stack web developer to join our Superdesk team.
Superdesk is an end-to-end news creation, production, curation, distribution and publishing platform developed and maintained by Sourcefabric. It is scalable to suit news organisations of any size, with a modular approach that makes it easily extensible.
Your duties
Work in a team of talented Javascript and Python developers, QA engineers and web designers, following agile methodologies
Work with the Superdesk product owner on the conception and realisation of new product features
Use your deep understanding of web technologies and APIs to advise on the system's architecture and to coordinate frontend and backend development
Use your Python, Javascript and API skills to help implement new features
Focus on code quality and testability
Share your knowledge of good code practices with the rest of the team
Continually improve technical processes to get us operating more efficiently
Interact frequently with our CTO and with developers on other projects at Sourcefabric
Your skills and experience
4+ years of experience with full-stack web development
Strong knowledge and experience in back-end software development, especially with Python web frameworks
Expertise in front-end development using modern Javascript and Web technologies (e.g. AngularJS)
Well versed with database technologies including both relational and NoSQL systems. Expertise in MongoDB is a big plus
Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs
Experience (or strong desire) working with agile development projects, in particular Scrum
Experience with GitHub-like development workflows using Pull Requests for peer review
Experience in other web technology stack including Elasticsearch, Node.js
Passion for good engineering and clean code practices
Experience with test-driven developme
