Software Developer

Software Developer

VIB

Ghent, Belgium

As a Software developer you will further develop the open-source platform FAIRDOM-SEEK, underlying the DataHub research (meta) data management platform and the WorkflowHub registry. You will work in a multidisciplinary team in the VIB Data Core, in close collaboration with international partners involved in ELIXIR and multiple European projects. You will focus on features to implement the principles of Open Science and reproducible data analysis. You will report to the Team Lead Data Management.

Responsibilities

As a Software developer you will:

• Be responsible for further develop WorkflowHub and assist in the development of DataHub;
• Be responsible to manage the production, test, and development instances of DataHub;
• Collaborate closely with the team’s data stewards to define and develop new features;
• Leverage FAIRDOM-SEEK’s APIs to integrate existing systems or specialised platforms such as data management planning tools and data analysis platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science/Informatics or equivalent software engineer experience through a proven track record;
• Familiar with standards and good practices for clean, robust, and reproducible programming;
• Knowledgeable of W3C standards, technologies, and best practices in web development;
• Demonstrated experience with Object Oriented Programming, MVC architecture, and in-depth knowledge of at least one of the following languages: JavaScript, Python, Ruby;
• Knowledge of Restful API design patterns;
• Interest in front-end development and GUI;
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing in English;
• Able to work both independently as well as in an international, distributed team;
• Experience in cloud deployment and CI/CD is an asset.

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