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The role of Software Developer Consultant at Mediasmiths is to take business processes descriptions turning them into well-implemented solutions using agile and customer-centric methods.
Soon after starting as a Software Developer Consultant at Mediasmiths, you are likely to find yourself developing the connectors, user interface components and general glue code necessary to make systems communicate in new and more effective ways. You can expect to be working within multiple project teams to design, develop, document and support the implementation of business critical software projects, both large and small.
As your experience grows, you will be expected to guide clients on technology developments, giving them independent and objective advice on what solutions best suit their needs.
We strongly believe that people should have the chance to grow and evolve in the workplace, both through training and educations activities as well as by career development paths being available. It is our hope that the successful applicant in the medium term will grow into either a development team lead or solution architecture role, taking greater responsibility for both overall design and delivery.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
You must be able to show practical experience using some (but not all) of the following key technologies and approaches:
-- Software design, development and debugging using one or more of Java, JavaScript (Node.js, React), and Python
-- RESTful web services using XML and JSON data formats
-- Application defect detection, diagnosis and resolution
-- Git version control and continuous integration tools, for example Travis CI
- Experience of Amazon Web Services and other cloud tools and services is a bonus
Interest in media technology is a must, but no previous experience is required

Must be able to communicate very well in Swedish and in English, both verbally and in writing.

PERSONAL SKILLS
We look for candidates with a record of personal achievements, possessing the following core attributes:
-- Proactive, independent problem solving ability with practical and pragmatic attitude and an ability to analyze and organize complex information and situations
-- Excellent client facing skills with ability to build confidence among other people in own abilities.
-- Confident communicator who can adapt verbal and written communication to a style appropriate to the situation. Good ability to deal with difficult people and situations.
-- Ability to quickly pick up and apply new knowledge and skills

At Mediasmiths we forge solutions to our customers’ problems, not just implementations of their specifications. Our team has a thorough understanding, both of the changing media landscape, as well as the technical solutions available for anyone involved in video production and distribution.
We also place a great deal of emphasis on software quality and best practices. Code review, automated testing, and continuous integration are important parts of the development process. Because the earlier we catch problems, the easier they will be to fix.