FULL-STACK WEB DEVELOPER - LIVE BLOG
Sourcefabric
Headquarters:
Prague, Czech republic
https://www.sourcefabric.org/en/home/jobs/3596/Senior-Full-Stack-Web-Developer---Live-Blog.htm
Remote work
- UTC -2 to UTC+3
Sourcefabric
is a nonprofit that builds open-source tools for media organisations all over
the world. We're looking for an experienced full-stack web developer to join
our Live Blog team.
Live Blog
is an open-source web app that allows journalists to include text, multimedia
and social media snippets into a series of blog posts that become a structured
timeline for moment-by-moment news coverage. It is a creative, digitally native
format that is being used by major media organisations such as Germany's
national news agency dpa, Zeit Online, NZZ, Rheinische Post, and others.
Your duties
•
Work in a small team of talented JavaScript and Python developers, QA
engineers and web designers, following Agile methodologies;
•
Work closely with Live Blog’s product owner on the conception and
realisation of new product features;
•
Use your deep understanding of web technologies and APIs to advise on
the system’s architecture and to coordinate front-end and back-end development;
•
Use your Python, JavaScript and API skills to help implement new
features;
•
Focus on code quality and testability;
•
Share your knowledge of good code practices with the rest of the team;
•
Continually improve technical processes to get us operating more
efficiently;
•
Interact frequently with our CTO and with developers on other projects
at Sourcefabric, in particular with the team building Superdesk, our newsroom
management platform
Your skills
and experience
•
Several years of experience with full-stack web development;
•
Strong knowledge and experience in back-end software development,
especially with Python web frameworks;
•
Expertise in front-end development using modern JavaScript and Web
technologies;
•
Well-versed with database technologies, including both relational and
NoSQL systems;
•
Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs;
•
Experience with (or strong interest in) working on Agile development
projects, in particular Scrum;
•
Experience with GitHub-like development workflows using pull requests
for peer review;
•
Passion for good engineering and clean code practices;
•
Experience with continuous integration is a plus;
•
A basic understanding of journalism and newsrooms is optional, but
desirable;
•
You are preferably located in UTC -2 to UTC+3;
•
Fluent English is a must.
What we
offer
We offer a
position in a highly international organisation of interesting and cool people,
with projects and staff on nearly every continent.
We also
invite you to work in a small and highly nimble team that likes to move
quickly. We’ve got big plans for Live Blog in the next six months.
If you have
an interest in new forms of online journalism, this position will certainly
give you some great insights. Our developers often visit or interact with
newsrooms directly, consulting with them on how to make the most of our tools.
Find out
more
More about
Live Blog
Live Blog
on Github
Contact us
If you’re
interested in this position, please send your CV, a short motivational letter,
examples of projects you’ve worked on and your salary expectation to
jobs(at)sourcefabric.org.
APPLY FOR
THIS POSITION
jobs@sourcefabric.org
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