Full Stack Software Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment

Birmingham

1 year ago

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Full Stack Software Engineer Remote - 2 days a month in Birmingham £45,000 to £50,000 depending on experienceExcellent opportunity for Full Stack Software Engineer with Python & Vue.JS skills to join a fast-growing, tech focused start-up company, that have just gone through another round of funding and offer a unique autonomous remote role to help shape the company's growth.This company are specialists within Data Engineering, Data Science and Training Services and have recently secured another $525,000 in funding to accelerate their growth. They have been working with well-known brands like GymShark, Royal Bank of Scotland, Snowflake and SKY. This is a brand-new position that is needed through growth where you can really make your mark on the future of the business.In this role you will design and build robust, well-tested solutions to meet a broad range of business needs. This is a remote role, but you will need to spend 2 days per month on site in Birmingham (usually the first Thursday and Friday of the month).The ideal candidate will be a software developer with front-end and back-end skills. Experience with Python and a JS framework like React or Vue are essential.This is a fantastic opportunity to get in at the ground floor of a fast-growing start-up company where you can make this role your own and help shape the growth of the business.The role: *Independently engineer solutions, following robust testing *Creating interactive content, games, and gamification services within the Data industry *Working in Python & Vue *Remote, with 2 days a month required on site in BirminghamThe person: *Proven software developer in commercial environments with full stack experience *Strong skills with JavaScript, Vue / React, Python *Beneficial to have AWS background, NoSQL, MongoDB *Experience working in start-ups, or smaller organisations that are rapidly growing beneficial *Able to commute to the office in Birmingham 2 days per month

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