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Backend developer (Java) who wants to improve society
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Industry

Computer Software

Category

Engineering

Experience

Experienced

Applications are considered on a rolling basis

Location: Multiple locations

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Contact Person
Hannes Ebner

Job Description

We are looking for a backend developer with main focus on Java and backend.

If you are a person who likes Open Source and Open Data, you will love it here.

At MetaSolutions, you have a desk with sea view, social breakfasts together at the office, colleagues with passion for Open Data and Open Source and you get to build something that improves society.

We also offer flexible arrangements for remote work.

MetaSolutions currently has 12 employees and is fully owned by the Swedish Internet Foundation.

MetaSolutions is the Swedish market leader in Open Data

In 2011, a leading research group at KTH became a startup. That startup went on to become the market leader in Open Data solutions in Sweden. The company is today 11 people and owned by The Swedish Internet Foundation.

We help organizations like Skatteverket and Försäkringskassan to publish their data to the world. We build our product EntryScape in Open Source, because we believe in an open web.

Our customers get a modern metadata catalog together with presentations and visualizations. To see a live integration, see dataportal.se with their 17 000 datasets and APIs with Open Data.

Our mission is to become a top provider for Open Data infrastructure in the world and to improve information management processes overall.

Your Role: Improve Society with Code

Your main area of responsibility will be to contribute to the development of the backend of our core product, but depending on your qualifications you may also work on our JavaScript based backend software. The backend is built using a modern Java stack and deployed in a container-based infrastructure. DevOps will be an integral part of your assignment and a good level of knowledge and practical experience of administration of Linux systems is therefore required.

Your code will be used by more than 100 well-known organisations in public sector.

Skills & Requirements

Qualifications

  • Good understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, preferably a University level degree in Computer Science or equivalent education

  • 5 or more years of experience in server-side Java development

  • Good understanding of Web Architecture, in particular HTTP and REST

  • Knowledge of common data formats such as JSON, CSV and XML

  • Experience of Software Engineering best practices such as Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development, and Design Patterns

  • Familiarity with operations in host environments, in particular with a container-based Linux stack

  • Experience of working in teams

  • Experience of working in agile projects

  • Ability to communicate fluently in English

Bonus skills (if you have any of these, we are super impressed):

  • Experience of creating and shipping software products

  • Experience with frontend JavaScript

  • Experience implementing Software-as-a-Service for cloud environments

  • Familiarity with W3C Semantic Web technologies and Linked Data (RDF, SPARQL, SHACL) and associated frameworks such as Eclipse RDF4J and Apache Jena

Why MetaSolutions?

  • Opportunity to make a real impact with your skills

  • Flexible work environment, remote work possible

  • Beautiful office with a sea view: the office is located centrally with a view of the lake Mälaren

  • International Team: we’re a mix of languages and nationalities

  • Excellent equipment: we supply you with quality equipment when you work with us. Let us know what you need to thrive and we will get it for you

  • Swedish language courses

  • Generous training and wellness allowance

  • Free yearly health checks

  • Company bike you can use

  • Company events like ice skating, hiking, canoeing etc.

  • Allowance for participation in dev conferences

We strive for diversity in our team and strongly encourage applicants that are less represented in the tech sector.

About the company

MetaSolutions is a company based in Sweden, dedicated to innovative solutions for advanced data management by interlinking information using semantic technologies. Our vision is to be a leading company in supporting advanced datamanagement processes using our product EntryScape (entryscape.com).

MetaSolutions is a spin-off from a leading research group at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH).

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