Does the idea of making the world a better place appeal to you?
More specifically, do you find it fascinating and fun to build a web
platform for educational games where hundreds of thousands of children,
parents and teachers will interact? In different countries, with
different content, and in different languages!
Still reading? Good, let’s dive into more details.
Your role:
In
this role you will get the opportunity to work within a team of great
developers who build the Squla platform. This platform includes
educational missions and quizzes for our students, features for teachers
and parents who can follow the progress of the students and send
motivational messages, and a shop for parents.
Your typical day at work will involve:
- building end-to-end features
that contribute to both the growth of the Squla brand internationally,
and the engagement of our target groups;
- testing your features and being fully responsible for them when they go live;
- working across the different projects we have, in Python, Html5, WordPress (PHP), Java.
- planning and estimating your work;
- trouble-shooting live issues that could be functional bugs or performance bottlenecks.
Who are we looking for?
We
are looking for a person who has non-trivial experience in a variety of
programming languages, both dynamic and statically typed. One who:
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understands and appreciates the
differences between different programming languages and is flexible to
work in the languages we use here (Python, PHP, Java, and JavaScript to
name the major ones);
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is able to get things done and who has a ‘can do’ positive attitude;
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has a pragmatic approach to problem solving;
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is a team player, able to communicate across different functional teams, and not just with their technical colleagues;
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loves to take ownership and responsibility to put their features live independently;
- understands e-commerce
requirements and is able to formulate optimal solutions for the growth
and international expansion of the Squla brand.
Your background:
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a Bachelors’ or Masters’ degree in computer science or a related field;
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2+ years’ experience in software development;
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exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills;
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a thorough knowledge of computer science fundamentals (algorithms and data structures);
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a good foundation in relational database concepts and practices;
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the ability to write good quality code which is clean and maintainable, following standards and guidelines;
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a good understanding of separation of concerns, MVC pattern of development;
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experience writing automated tests for your code;
Optional nice to have’s:
- Amazon Web Services experience – at least a knowledge of what services are available for what purposes, and how to access them;
- Experience with HTML5 games.
How do we work?
In
a team of 9 developers, working closely with product owners and
business owners, using agile scrum methodology with 2-week sprints.
About Squla:
Squla
HQ is located in a beautiful office on Weesperplein in central
Amsterdam. We foster an informal yet professional atmosphere. We’re
enthusiastic about creating a fun, new way of learning. We believe that a
positive and energetic, yet relaxed, work environment is key to
motivating our team to produce high quality products. We provide our
team members with the resources they need to make sure they can do their
jobs properly and get the results we aim for. Our team is diverse and
everyone is excited about the work Squla is doing.
Every day, we have a team lunch, so the entire crew can relax and
catch up with one another. Sometimes we have a short stroll, or you can
try to find our hidden ping pong table :)
- You need to have an EU work permit.
- We will facilitate relocation for individuals.
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Acquisition to this vacancy is not appreciated.