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Full Stack Software Engineer

Ghent, Belgium

IQGeo is revolutionizing the telecommunications industry with cutting-edge geospatial solutions. You will be an integral part of our Engineering team, building products that automate the design of fiber networks. As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you work on both the frontend (React) and the backend (Python) of our applications. You’ll join an energetic team of enthusiastic, young, and high-potential people.

Our Engineering team, with teams located in Cambridge, UK, Denver, USA, and Salt Lake City, USA are responsible for designing and developing our Geospatial products. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will be a part of the EMEA Delivery team, supporting the development of innovative geospatial products that support mission-critical operations for our global customer base. The person in this role is expected to be capable of working independently, and as a team member, and should have experience working with complex software business and enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

As an integral part of the Engineering team, the successful candidate will be developing new product releases to meet the growing list of requirements for our existing products and new industry vertical applications. You’ll need to:

  • Design, implement, unit-test and maintain new additions to the software, while following our code and architecture guidelines. You are expected to work on a healthy mix of frontend and backend development.
  • Track down, isolate and resolve bugs.
  • Review code of fellow developers and process feedback after having your own code reviewed. We strive for high code quality, hence reviews are an integral part of our development processes.
  • Collaborate with Product Management to refine feature requests, ensuring a smooth transition from requirements to implementation.
  • Work in an agile environment, where you have frequent meetings with co-workers throughout the development cycle.
Required skills

Essential

  • General knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming.
  • Professional experience building efficient server-side applications in Python.
  • Professional experience building efficient client-side applications in JavaScript and React.
  • Experience with SQL and RDBMS technology (e.g. PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLite).
  • Experience integrating frontend and backend components.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Able to present technical concepts to Software Architects and Engineers.
  • Belgian citizenship or permanent residency required.
  • Fluent written and spoken English.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Java.
  • Experience creating and running automated tests.
  • Experience of working with PostGIS or other Geospatial Information Systems (GIS).
  • Experience with web mapping frameworks (e.g. OpenLayers).
  • Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure providers (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Experience of working in an Agile environment, with an understanding of Scrum.
  • Experience in the telecommunications and/or utility industry.
Education

Master’s degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent industry experience.

Work Permits & Visas

You must already have the right to work permanently in Belgium.

IQGeo is not able to sponsor work permits.

Flexible Working

We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements for all employees. We understand that life for many people involves school runs, care giving, or exercising!

About IQGeo

IQGeo™ is based in Cambridge, UK with regional offices in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Malaysia, and Japan. We are supported by a global network of highly skilled partners. Originally founded as Ubisense Ltd in 2002, the IQGeo brand was launched in January 2019 after the company was split into two separate businesses. Led by a team of geospatial technology pioneers, the IQGeo Platform software was first launched in 2010 and has an impressive pedigree in the telco, communications, and utility industries. In 2020, IQGeo acquired OSPInsight, a provider of fiber network management software, and in 2022 IQGeo acquired Comsof, a world leader in automated network design, headquartered in Belgium.

Today, IQGeo is the leader in introducing modern web and mobile geospatial applications into the communications and utility industries.

If you would like to join this winning team, please apply here or alternatively submit your resume and cover letter to hr@iqgeo.com