Back End Engineer (Nodejs)

Apply until October 27th via this link: https://vizzuality.bamboohr.com/careers/65
We're on the lookout for a back-end developer with experience and proficiency in NodeJS/TypeScript to join our team at Vizzuality. We're open to both mid-level and senior developers, and we can offer a salary range of €30,000 - €49,000, depending on your experience.
We are also open to exploring full-time and part-time contract options (with a minimum of 80% time dedication) depending on your needs.
Our vibrant team is spread across Spain, Portugal, and the UK. Currently, people work remotely or in our office in Madrid. You are welcome to join us if you are eligible to work in any of these three countries.
Would you like to be part of Vizzuality's story?
Are you motivated by the desire to make a positive impact on the planet? Are you looking to put your skills to work on something truly meaningful?
At Vizzuality, our purpose is to reach a fair and sustainable planet by creating tools that radically empower people to make positive changes now.
We are a world-leading technology, design, and science agency. We design and develop data-driven tools and applications for international organizations that focus on Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Inequality.
Solving such large and complex problems will bring you into contact with new technology and some of the world's most interesting organizations and academics in machine learning, remote sensing, and planetary data. You'll be working on projects like these:

Global Forest Watch
Trase
Resource Watch
Half-Earth Project
LandGriffon

Our Culture
Our aim is to help the world become a better place. Therefore, we need to make sure we care about our people and give them the power to build great things. These are some of the principles that define our culture:

We Trust: Our team structure relies on self-organization. We want to work with colleagues who don't have to look 'up' for approval, nor look 'down' and give instructions. As soon as you step inside, we will equip you with all the tools to enable your success, and then we will trust you to do great things.
We Delight: We use our deep understanding of people's needs to spark delight. Our choices are based on science, research, and design principles.
We Care: For ourselves, our colleagues, and the organization. We know what we do is important, and we have a strong sense of responsibility for the work we do.
We Grow: As we are always embarking on new projects and challenges, a continuous learning mindset and a 'Can Do' attitude is a must. We are conscientious, and we focus on learning and achieving our goals.
We have fun: We also know that you need to balance seriousness with fun. If you can make people smile, you will be off to a great start!

A day in the life of a Back-End Engineer at Vizzuality
We're looking for a developer who will work with a world-class, super-talented team of engineers, designers, scientists, and project managers. Someone passionate about using their creativity and technical skills to make a difference in people's lives, the environment, and the world.

You will design and develop cross-functional, multi-platform application systems to ingest, process, analyze, and serve large amounts of data in the cloud, often in real-time, and ensure their craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability.
Working hands-on across our stack is one of the primary tasks engineers perform at Vizzuality.
Our core stacks are NodeJS/TypeScript (with Express/Koa/NestJS as the main frameworks, depending on the project). You will work on NodeJS/TypeScript projects and experiment with new technologies.
You will take the lead and meet with clients at different stages of the development process to help define requirements and propose solutions and alternatives.
You will liaise with data scientists, front-end engineers, project managers, and designers to find novel and creative technical solutions that solve specific client/project needs.
You will also communicate with users, colleagues, leading scientists, and decision-makers to collect requirements, describe features and technical designs, and define product strategy.
Lastly, you will ensure software quality, robustness, and compliance with standards by reviewing code, documenting, and creating automated tests.

Skills and experiences we are looking for in a candidate
(*) Even if you think you don't tick all the boxes below, we'd still love to hear from you. Nobody checks every box, and we are looking for someone excited to join the team and aligned with our purpose!
Technical Skills:

Proficiency in NodeJS/TypeScript.
A few years of experience in a relevant position (i.e., Back End, Software Engineer, etc.)
Code Readability and Documentation: Write clean, understandable code and maintain good documentation.
Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases, including proficiency in SQL.
Experience with the entire life cycle of a project, including production deployments.
Experience working and designing with services and components within larger, modular architectures such as microservices systems.
Docker or container technologies for development environments and production deployments.
Essential cloud infrastructure setup knowledge.
Some knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform) and willingness to keep learning and expanding their capabilities.
Knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
Proficiency in writing automated tests.

Compensation, Benefits & Growth
Our compensation and benefits are part of a great career opportunity with the potential for you to grow and work in an organization with a massive transformational purpose. So, if you care about the real-world impact of your work and are inspired by our mission to transform the world, here's what we have to offer!

Annual salary between €30,000 - €49,000 (your final salary will be based on your experience and profile).
Annual profit-sharing bonus plan (team bonus up to 10% of salary based on company performance).
€1,000 Referral Bonus after six months of hiring (for every successful referral).
26 days of vacation (plus local bank holidays).
Additional birthday holiday. :)
Up to 2 extra vacation days when you make sustainable travel choices.
Up to 3 extra vacation days after 5 years at Vizzuality, which will be added to your holiday allowance forever.
Mental health support via Spill, our third-party provider, to connect you with qualified counselors and curated resources.
Live in Spain? You'll have the option to enroll in our company-subsidized health and dental insurance plan.
Remote work if you are based in Spain, Portugal, or the UK.
Flexible schedules.
We will provide you with everything you need to do great work (i.e., laptop, tools, and work-from-home equipment).
1 or 2 annual company-paid gatherings.

Recruitment Process Overview
Do you have what it takes to change the world? If, after reading the description of the role, you like our culture and believe you have what it takes to join Vizzuality, please send us your application.
This is what the recruitment process looks like. Below are some suggestions for you to include and consider in your application.

Please send us your CV and Cover Letter explaining why you would like to work with us and what you can bring to the team.
Please include any samples of your work, portfolio, and projects you find relevant to the offer.
Fluent English is really important to us, so if it's not your first language, please demonstrate your abilities in your CV and Cover Letter. We will not consider applications that are not sent in English.

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