Full-stack Software Engineer

Nature of the tasks:

• Analyse functional and non-functional requirements and translate them into appropriate technical solutions.
• Design maintainable application components and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Review existing code and perform code reviews of contributions from other developers.
• Development of front-end website architecture.
• Design of user interactions on web pages.
• Development of back-end website applications.
• Implement core business logic.
• Apply secure development practices, including input validation, authentication and authorisation, secrets management, dependency management, protection against common web vulnerabilities, secure logging, and appropriate handling of sensitive data.
• Ensure web applications are optimized for performance and functionality across different browsers and devices.
• Design responsive applications.
• Design and develop APIs, both REST and SOAP.
• Participating in the design and creation of scalable software.
• Maintenance of code integrity and organisation.
• Writing clean, functional code on the front- and back-end.
• Write automated unit, integration and where appropriate end-to-end tests.
• Use application monitoring, structured logging and tracing to diagnose production and non-production issues.
• Participate in deployment, release and support activities.
• Diagnose application, database, integration and performance issues across the full stack.
• Design applications with appropriate consideration for security, maintainability, observability, scalability and performance.
• Compile and analyse data, processes, configuration, dependencies and code to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement.
• Perform unit/integration testing, debug, fix, and validate code changes.
• Deliver solutions that fulfil functional and non-functional requirements and align with user expectations.
• Write technical documentation.
• Develop and maintain features across the entire stack, from designing user interfaces and consuming APIs to implementing server-side business logic and database interactions.
• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms using CI/CD pipelines and containerization technologies.
• Ensure coherent integration between front-end, back-end, API, database and deployment components, working effectively with other developers, architects, DevOps and security specialists.

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGIES:

• Strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring and Spring Boot, including development of REST APIs and server-side business logic.
• Strong hands-on experience with at least one modern JavaScript/TypeScript front-end framework, preferably Angular.
• Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript and responsive web design.
• Strong experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL and/or Oracle, including SQL, JPA, data modelling and query optimisation.
• Practical experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines and deployment of applications to a containerised/cloud environment.
• Experience designing and securing REST APIs using OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect, with OpenAPI documentation.
• Good understanding of common web application security risks and mitigation techniques, including the OWASP Top 10.
• Strong Git experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted software-development tools.

CERTIFICATES and/or STANDARDS:

• Desirable certifications: One or more relevant current professional certifications, for example:
• Oracle Certified Professional Java Developer;
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD);
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate;
• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert;
• equivalent recognised certification relevant to the proposed technology stack.
• Certifications constitute supporting evidence and do not replace the required professional experience.

 SKILLS:

• Capacity to quickly ramp-up on new projects and competence in collaborating within teams.
• Ability to participate in multi-lingual meetings, ease of communication.
• Ability in applying security and cloud best practices.
• Proficiency in integrating front/back-end builds into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to understand, speak and write English, optionally French as an additional asset.
• Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously.
• Results-oriented mindset, focused on delivering.

Minimum level of qualification:

Advanced EQF Level 7: University degree corresponding to Level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework (which typically corresponds to a master’s level or 5 years of higher education), and minimum 10 years of IT professional experience

OR

EQF Level 6: University degree corresponding to Level 6 of the European Qualifications Framework (which typically corresponds to a bachelor’s level or 3 years of higher education), and minimum 12 years of IT professional experience

Language knowledge:

Very good knowledge of English language, both spoken and written, corresponding to Level C1 or higher of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)