We are currently
looking for a Software Engineer with extensive experience in Java and
Web Applications to join our engineering team in Madrid.
Are
you passionate about developing great software? Do you feel proud when
you help create a product that many people use? Do you consider yourself
to be a good developer? Do you enjoy working in a multidisciplinary and
diverse team? You always wanted to work in open source for a living? If
so, this might be your dream job. We are looking for someone with passion for software development and web technologies.
In this role, you will...
- Work
in a long-term software product. Building strong foundations, without
being constrained by deadlines, delivering the best possible solution
and iterating then.
- Work in an open source distributed company with strong ethical values, sharp vision, in an international environment.
- Design
and implement new features and frameworks for the Liferay Platform and
other Liferay products. Your software will be used by thousands of
developers and end users around the world.
- Write high quality and maintainable code. Keeping technical debt under control.
- Participate
in peer review processes, growing along with your teammates. Suggest
improvements and be humble enough to allow other’s suggestions. Everyone
learns from everyone, no matter how brilliant you are.
- Use Git and GitHub in a daily basis: branches, merges, rebases, pull-requests, etc.
- Work closely with Product Management teams to implement the shared vision.
Skills & Requirements
- You’re a vocational programmer, a coder, an engineer and you’re proud of that.
- Self-starter, quick learner, self-motivated, proactive beyond your duty.
- Good team player. You’ll be part of the Liferay family and this is important for us.
- Excellent attention to detail. Seriously, more than that.
- It’s a big plus if you’re a contributor to open source, hackathons, meetups or whatever related to coding.
- Understand and share the values of agile development. No matter what fancy tools or words you know, whether you’re TDDer or not, agile is about core values.
- Experience with software engineering best practices: version control, unit testing, etc.
- Write high quality code using Java, Javascript, Freemarker, SQL
- Proficient with Git (or any other DVCS) and related branching patterns: git-flow, pull-requests, rebases, etc.
- Fully
comfortable working in English and Spanish, both written and spoken.
Some of your teammates will be in the Americas, Asia or Europe.
- Currently living or willing/able to relocate to Madrid.
Awesome, but what does Liferay offer me?
An opportunity to change the world :)
Liferay,
Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise open source portal and
collaboration software products, servicing Fortune 500 companies
worldwide, including Allianz, Barclay's, BASF, Cisco Systems, Lufthansa,
T-Mobile, and the United Nations.
Working
at Liferay is an opportunity to participate in an ethical, motivating,
challenging and constantly expanding project within an international
environment that offers the possibility developing a personal career according to your capabilities and preferences as part of the Liferay team.
Benefits and Perks
- A place to be yourself, in which everyone can grow personally.
- Your favorite laptop is provided. (The latest MacBook Pro Retina, the most powerful DELL... ).
- Flexibility to work remotely when the task allows for it.
- Free healthy food in our kitchen. Tons of fresh fruit, coffee, drinks and cookies.
- Top health insurance for you and your family.
- Free English classes.
- Employee Volunteering Program: 5 days off in order to do something useful for your community.
- Your birthday is off. Celebrate it properly with your family and friends!
How to get this job
Click on the Apply Now button and provide us...
- An
unique cover letter that explains what you are passionate about, why
you think you are a good fit for this position and what previous
projects you’re proud of.
- Your CV emphasizing any pertinent experience in your work history and relevant projects.
- URL to your GitHub accounts and other networks (LinkedIn, etc). Bonus points for live links to current examples of your published work.
We look forward to hearing from you!
