Software Developer

Kort beskrivning av företaget:
Gapminder is a non-profit venture - a modern "museum" on the Internet promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

Beskrivning av arbetsuppgifter:
a)Software Development:
- Develop stable software based on feature specified by the Product Manager;
- Fix bugs and troubleshoot problems in collaboration with Quality Assurance;
- Sometimes maintain and improve Gapminder's legacy technology;
- Keep abreast of industry trends and advancements in digital media technology;
- When needed, write the fastest possible implementation for experimenting with e.g. new visualisations;
- Enjoy writing both front-end GUIs (Javascript-based) as well as back-end (Java-based) logic for longer or shorter periods, determined by the product plan.

b)Team collaboration:
- Follow the production pipeline as defined by the Tech Lead for iterative development and deployment of regular updates of online & offline software;
- Follow, maintain and refine the team's coding guidelines; - Collaborate with the rest of the team, following agile development processes;
- Help keep time-estimates realistic to ensure products with high quality, that meet planned deadlines;
- Take part in code reviews of own work, and the work of others.

Beskrivning av kvalifikationer:
The work requires thorough knowledge of standard web technologies, both server and client. You need to have good experience of: JavaScript, d3.js, Node.js, PHP, Yii, SQL or NoSQL. Just so you know: we pay less attention to your academic scores and more attention to url's to websites that show your skills. In case you are missing some qualification, please be honest about it. You may still be able to convince us that you're the right person for the job. Swedish language skills are not required, but it's OK; Om du helst pratar svenska så går det också bra.