Software Developer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you interested in developing cutting edge eLearning solutions that can make a difference and help save lives? Come join the Applications Team at Laerdal Copenhagen.

The Applications team is a band of motivated players who work on a range of projects with different complexities and technical challenges. They are charged with implementing and testing complex digital learning solutions, keeping up with continuous deployment schedules and releases. Each day brings a new set of fun challenges.

As a Software Developer you will collaborate closely with other members of the software development team, including testers, product owners, learning specialists, designers and scrum masters, to implement solutions with a high bar of quality and performance while ensuring all deadlines are met.

Your primary tasks and areas of responsibility:

• Use your programming skills to create lifesaving digital learning solutions.
• Implement new deliverables collaborating as part of a scrum team.
• Help the core teams (product owner, designer and medical/learning specialist) envision new solutions by prototyping innovative concepts.
• Troubleshoot, find root causes and fix existing product issues.
• Communicate frequently and clearly with the development team regarding project status, challenges, hiccups, and milestones.
• Estimate and plan development efforts.
• Represent the development team at relevant meetings.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The ideal candidate is expected to have an educational background related to Computer Science at Msc level as well as at least three years of development experience working in a team-oriented environment.

Furthermore, you have:

• Experience working as part of a scrum team.
• Rich experience in one or more OO programming languages.
• Are familiar with web technologies such as HTML5 and Java Script.
• Experience programming User Interfaces.
• Possibly some experience with continuous delivery / release pipeline processes.

Additionally, it is an advantage if you have:

• Experience within the gaming industry (Unity3D game engine, fundamentals of 3D design and development).
• Familiarity with Haxe.
• Previous experience building accessible web solutions (WCAG).

As a person you are proactive, self-motivating with a can-do attitude, and you enjoy working in a multidisciplinary cooperative environment. You strive to be the best in your field, you wish to learn more, and are not afraid to explore new areas. Furthermore, you take challenges as an instrument of growth and you can adapt to change easily. You are also able to influence people around you and drive change.

You have good communication and interpersonal skills. You are able to listen to your colleagues and also verbalize to others what is on your mind, adapting to different audiences depending on the situation. You have a good sense for when issues need to be escalated.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

The Laerdal Copenhagen office is the global headquarters for Laerdal’s eLearning Software

research and development. More than a million healthcare professionals use their eLearning

products each year, and they intend to increase the number of users significantly over the

coming years.

Laerdal’s products are highly respected, which allows them to change how Life Support and

First Aid education is delivered in the future by applying new platforms, the latest

technologies, and innovative solutions.

Laerdal Copenhagen employs around 90+ people with a wide variety of backgrounds and

skills e.g. programmers, doctors, graphical artists and film specialists. If you want to learn more click here.