Full-Stack Developer (React/D3/Python)

Are you a seasoned Full-Stack Developer with a minimum of 2 years of professional experience? Are you passionate about leveraging your skills to make a meaningful impact on a global scale? If you answered yes to these questions, then we have an opportunity tailored for you! Ukraine
Our client is an innovative and rapidly growing organization at the forefront of scientific knowledge discovery. Their mission is to create a visual interface that significantly enhances the visibility and accessibility of scientific knowledge, ultimately empowering individuals and organizations to make informed decisions and advancements.
As a non-profit organization, our client is driven by the belief that fostering a better understanding and utilization of scientific knowledge will benefit society as a whole. As a full-stack developer, you will play a pivotal role by contributing to the development of the cutting-edge platform. You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects, from designing intuitive user interfaces to implementing robust backend solutions. Additionally, you will have the chance to collaborate with a talented and passionate team of individuals who share a common goal of driving positive change through technology. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to work on our openly accessible codebase, which is licensed under a permissive open-source license. Your contributions will not only impact our platform but also have the potential to benefit the wider developer community. Suppose you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the world of scientific knowledge discovery. We encourage you to apply and join us on our mission to unlock the potential of knowledge for all.

What you’ll do in this role

• Enabling the integration of our services in 3rd party systems
• Developing features for functional and performant user interfaces, which include a search interface and an interactive visualisation client built with React
• Developing and maintaining a PHP-middleware between the visualisation client and backend Python-API
• Collaborating with product designers and backend developers on new features, quality improvements of existing features and data wrangling
• Testing and error-proofing user interfaces and backend APIs and reacting to problems arising in live systems
• Improving code sustainability and reducing technical debt of the overall system architecture

We’re looking for

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience as a full stack developer
• Strong skills and expertise with fundamental frontend technologies, Javascript/HTML/CSS
• Experience with at least one reactive framework such as React or Vue.js
• Proficiency with server-side languages such as PHP or Python
• Experience with software development lifecycles, from specification to review processes
• Experience with development workflow tools such as Git, webpack, Ansible and Docker
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work on projects with a long runtime and manage complex codebases
• Flexibility and adaptability to different project requirements and technologies
• Fluent English

How to knock our socks off

• Experience with Redux and D3
• Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices containerized with Docker
• Hands-on experience with a variety of data structures and formats, from string manipulation with regex, tabular data in data frames, to nested and hierarchical data in tree structures
• Experience with Flask and Pandas is a plus
• Expertise in R is a plus

✔ Not checking every box?

This job looks very exciting, but you hesitate to apply because of the confidence gap? Reach out to us anyway! Beetroot is an inclusive workplace that considers all applicants. Equality is one of our core values. We’re committed to providing equal opportunity and a sense of belonging for all Beetroot consultants and candidates. So let’s discover together whether we could be an excellent fit for each other.