Full Stack Software Engineer

Are you looking for a new opportunity to take your career to a higher orbit? To join an international group with a successful track record in Space Engineering? A job adapted to your career ambitions and in which you could have an impact for the years to come?

We are looking for a Full-Stack Software Engineer to work at Starion’s premises in Diegem, Belgium.

Tasks and activities

The scope of work will include:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining both front-end (React) and back-end components for a cutting-edge European crisis management platform (ESA Civil Security from Space program).
• Building and documenting robust, scalable APIs (i.e. REST, GraphQL), integrating both relational and NoSQL databases.
• Ensuring production-grade code quality, security, and performance for all deliverables.
• Implementing advanced front-end architectures using React with TypeScript, state management (e.g., Redux or Context API), component modularization, responsive/adaptive layouts and websockets.
• Applying and enforcing modern UI/UX standards for high usability and accessibility (WCAG/ARIA), ensuring cross-browser and mobile compatibility.
• Integrating and operating in a DevOps environment: containerization (Docker), CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins), cloud deployment (Azure preferred).
• Writing and maintaining unit, integration, and end-to-end tests for both backend and frontend (e.g., Jest, Testing Library, Cypress).
• Collaborating in code reviews, actively share knowledge, and enforce clean code, maintainability, and tech debt management.
• Quickly diagnosing and troubleshooting complex problems across the stack; proactively suggest and implement refactoring or enhancements.
• Providing critical analysis of programming practices to improve software quality and team efficiency.

Skills and experience

The following skills and experience are mandatory:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Software engineering, Computer science, informatics or Similar.
• At least 2-3 years in a professional environment as Full stack, front end or Software developer/Engineer.
• Proficiency in relevant programming languages (e.g, C#, JavaScript).
• Good knowledge of React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS.
• Familiarity with exchange protocols (e.g. REST JSON, WebSockets) and ability to work with a provided Interface Control Document.
• Good understanding of UI/UX principles, responsive design, and modern front-end development best practices.
• Familiar with Windows, Linux and containerized deployments (e.g. Docker).
• Postgresql and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with back-end technologies including message brokers (RabbitMQ, AMQP), geospatial servers is a plus (GeoServer, WFS, WMS), web servers and proxies (Nginx), authentication and identity management (Keycloak), and observability tools (OpenTelemetry, Zipkin) in cloud and containerized environments.
• Experience in Git, Jira, BitBucket and working within SCRUM/Agile environments.
• Desire to work both autonomously and as part of a team, in an international multicultural environment.
• Solution oriented mindset, with a customer focused communication skill.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

The following skills and experience would be highly desirable:

• Understanding of real-time data (WebSockets, SignalR, event-driven patterns) or experience with systems requiring notifications or high responsiveness.
• Familiarity with mapping, geospatial libraries (Leaflet, Mapbox, OpenLayers) or handling sensor/resource/incident data.
• Familiarity with Python.
• Familiarity with AI/ML fundamentals or integration of pre-existing AI components is a plus.
• Solid grasp of UI/UX and accessibility standards (WCAG/ARIA) to ensure usability for a wide range of users, including those in crisis situations.
• Comfortable balancing rapid delivery with stability and technical debt control on critical projects.
• Understanding of emerging technologies (AI/ML, Sensor, EO imagery, etc.).
• Experience with crisis management software development or usage is highly valued.
• ECSS/MBSE experience is a plus.

Why should you apply?

• You will have the opportunity to work within leading space organisations across Europe.
• We encourage everyone to think outside the box and to push the boundaries of traditional knowledge. This role is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking company and allows for a deeper understanding of the industry.
• To be part of a company that values integrity, inspiration, care and collaboration.
• Benefits include: competitive remuneration packages; unique career opportunities, including working in other countries; access to training and development programmes; flexible relocation support.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all candidates, irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics.

As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process, we will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.