bigspark
Full Stack Engineer – Ghana – 3 month contract
About bigspark
bigspark, a UK based consultancy delivering next level data platforms and solutions with a focus on exciting technologies including Apache Spark, Apache Kafka and working on projects within Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Streaming and Data Science is looking for a Full Stack Engineer to join our offshore team in Ghana on a permanent basis in a remote, work from home capacity.
We provide the backbone for modern analytics to our clients through expertise in DevOps, distributed computing, machine learning and adoption of proven open source projects. We specialise in backend development, infrastructure automation and performance engineering for data workloads at scale.
Your Role
In your hands-on role of Full Stack Engineer you will
Adhere and contribute to our delivery principles
Develop scalable and maintainable code for both front-end and back-end components
Interact with stakeholders and program management to understand client requirements
Solution Design – Using predefined architectural components to agree an acceptable design
Deliver software development for clients, whilst collaborating with team members at various levels across the globe
Your Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Educated to at least BSc (Hons) level – preferably in Computer Science, Data Science or Mathematics
At least 3-5 years in a commercial software environment
Commercial experience in Backend/API Development in Python
Experienced in JavaScript frameworks, ideally React
Experience with SQL (e.g. PostGres, MySQL), REST integration
Knowledge of Libraries such as Play, Akka, Spring, Struts, Flask, FastApi, Django etc
Understanding of version control and Git based workflow
Agile Development Methodologies
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Flexible in learning and working with new technologies
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