Backend Developer

Job Description

Backed developer

Join our team and build the furure of space technology

We´re expanding our team at Alén Space, and are looking for a backend developer; with passion in what you do, talented and experienced; to lead our Mission Control Center team and help build the future of space technology.

The candidate will work as part of a team of engineers developing the user interface for our Mission Control Software (MCS). The MCS is the main interface for the operators to control the spacecraft systems. This software processes and stores telemetries received from different satellites and allows us to operate them during the missions by sending sequences of telecommands.

The new MCS client interface shall show and condense all required information to allow the operators to take right decisions. Notice that this work will be in continuous evolution since the number of features and interface or visualization perspectives depend on the different missions of our clients. Thus, robustness, scalability and flexibility are very important characteristics for this software.

 

What you will be doing?

The following tasks will be assigned to the candidate:

• Collaborate with backend developers and team members to improve our products
• Enhance application for maximum speed and scalability

What do we need in our team

 

• Experience in C/C++, Java/Python
• Regular user of Git
• Experience of HTML5, CSS and JavaScript
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks like AngularJS, React or Vue
• Keen to work with Agile methodologies and incremental delivery
• Experience with API/web service integration
• Committed to work under deadlines and under a self managed environment
• Tidy and clear coding standards

Valuable knowledge:

• Bachelor/Master degree or equivalent
• Experience in database design
• Experience in data visualization
• Experience in unit testing
• Experience in DevOps
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with Django.
• Fluent in English

Candidate qualifications and skills

 

• Work remotely 60 % of the time
• Flexible start/finish times; reduced intensive working hours on Fridays and in summer Monday to Friday.
• Competitive compensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation .
• Wellbeing program: Health, dental, and accident insurance; free fruit and coffee, free lunch every friday and much more!
• Personalized career plan development, training, and language learning support
• Very committed to inclusion and diversity; we promote equal opportunities in recruitment

 

If you like what you read, then we might have a match. This is the culture we want to have and keep building. So, if that’s also your case, let’s get to know each other!

Ready to take on the challenge?

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