Compensation

£20K - 42K

Remote within

United States

Contract type

Full time

Remote working

Technologies & frameworks

mocha
Redux
jest
chai
JavaScript
React
MongoDB

Benefits & perks

Remote working
Flexible working
Birthday holiday
Training budget
Team events
Home office allowance

Full Stack Software Engineer to help drive data and visual insights out of millions of developer data points.

Role overview

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

SlashData

10-49

/OUR MISSION IS TO HELP THE WORLD OUR MISSION IS TO HELP THE WORLD UNDERSTAND DEVELOPERS We help top 100 technology firms understand the profile of developer communities and measure the ROI of their developer strategies. As an analyst firm, we survey 30,000+ developers annually and analyse that data to help our clients target the right developers, prioritise the right features for their products, and optimise their marketing budget to drive developer engagement and satisfaction.