My China Roots: Experienced Software Engineer (Full Stack)

Headquarters: Beijing, Paris, London
URL: http://www.mychinaroots.com

Who are we?

We are building the world’s first online database to empower millions of Overseas Chinese to connect with their roots!

Our fast-growing, international and passionate team of 12 already leads the market in custom roots research & travel services (www.mychinaroots.com). Spread out over Beijing, Guangzhou, Paris, and London, we are expanding our tech team to shape and build the future of Chinese genealogy.

 

What will you do?

• Write code to solve interesting problems, including how to automate digitization of historical Chinese records
• Collaborate with our industry-leading research team to process and build the largest database of Overseas Chinese historical records in the world
• You will help us decide what to build and why, and have full freedom to pursue the how
• You will report to our CTO Jean, who is based in Paris

 

What do we offer?

• Negotiable salary & equity at fast-growing startup that’s already gained traction & momentum
• Creative & collaborative work with multicultural & inspired colleagues 
• A unique opportunity to build a platform that provides true socio-cultural value. See e.g. a short film about life-changing client experiences or listen to us on the Sinica Podcast!

What are we looking for?

Required skills

• 2+ years of Python experience
• 1+ years of coding experience on the Django framework
• 1+ years’ experience using RDBMS & SQL
• Good knowledge of web architecture concepts
• Experience coding API in Python, ideally with Tastypie
• Javascript knowledge, ECMAScript (Promises), Nodejs
• Experience with Vue.js or React, Vuex or Redux
• Understanding of TDD and proven ability to code UT (experience with unittest/pytest)
• Understanding of Agile development principles
• Experience using Git 
• Basic understanding of Linux command line and system deployment
• Understanding of Cloud storage solutions and of Boto3 library a big +

Bonus if you have:

• Experience with big data, Optical Character Recognition, Natural Language Processing, Pattern Recognition
• Chinese language proficiency
• Interest in (overseas) Chinese history and cultural heritage & identity

 

Interested candidates should send CV & cover letter to recruitment@mychinaroots.com

To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/my-china-roots-experienced-software-engineer-full-stack

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