Full-Stack Software Engineer

Summary

Join DataStories International, a company developing cutting-edge machine-learning solutions, as a full-stack software engineer. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the DataStories Platform, supporting product roadmap implementation, and ensuring high quality and security standards. The role involves working remotely in a small team, collaborating on various tasks, and utilizing a diverse technology stack. DataStories offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including 32 days of paid vacation, remote work with team gatherings, group insurance, meal vouchers, eco vouchers, and performance-based bonuses.

Requirements

• Hands-on attitude: you should be ready to dive into the code at least 50% of your time
• Ability to work independently but also to ask for help when needed
• Willingness to learn and to share knowledge
• Willingness to do a few things beyond your normal scope and comfort zone
• Strong experience in software engineering (5-10 years), with a proven track record in complex systems and product development
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Fluent in English
• Proficiency in: Python JavaScript (Vue.js preferred)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the DataStories Platform
• Support product roadmap implementation and contribute to product direction
• Ensure high quality and security standards through code reviews and best practices
• Identify and document product requirements from product meetings
• Create and maintain technical documentation (Confluence, user guides, release notes)
• Organize and execute test procedures and release test activities with the CTO
• Work across all components: Vue.js front-end, Python back-end, and asynchronous workers
• Maintain and improve the library of data visualizations (Vue.js + D3)
• Adapt and manage AWS services (EC2, ECS, RDS, S3, Lambda, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS and/or Azure cloud
• C++
• Databricks or other data orchestration tools
• Matlab
• Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in different organisational contexts (for example, start-up and corporate)

Benefits

• 32 (20 + 12 ADV) days of paid vacation for full-time employees
• Working from home as a standard with monthly or bimonthly team gatherings at the office in Turnhout or elsewhere in Belgium
• Group insurance for tax-advantageous savings for your pension
• Meal vouchers of about 8 Euro for every day worked
• Eco vouchers
• Bonus based on personal performance reviews