software engineer r&d

The R&D department of the company sets as a strategic goal to increase know-how of the company in data platforms federation, data governance and sovereignty through its participation in relevant R&D projects. In this context, the company is looking for a R&D Software Engineer to join its growing R&D team. The selected candidate will be involved in European funded R&D projects related to data technologies and will have a key technical role in the development of the strategic R&D roadmap of the company.

The main responsibilities include:

• Perform assessment of technical solutions and take technical decisions for the development of software prototypes
• Implement innovative prototypes and proof of concepts
• Manage development, pre-production and production environments with Infrastructure as Code
• Provide hands on support and mentoring of junior programmers or interns
• Write technical documentation of the developed code and contribute to scientific project deliverables
• Work independently in an ambiguous research environment

Required skills:

• Proficiency in at least one programming language, Python, Java or TypeScript and solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• 2+ years of relevant working experience preferably in complex IT projects with strong focus on open-source technologies
• Ability to setup and maintain development tools and infrastructure
• Bachelor or Msc in Computer science or related field

Nice-to-have skills:

• Familiarity with container deployment tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of relational and No-SQL database design and management
• Experience in messaging and streaming frameworks (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka)
• Familiarity with ETL data pipelines

We offer:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Flexible work environment (ability to work remotely)
• Work/life balance
• Training
• Private insurance
• Laptop
• Opportunity to develop your career and skills by joining complex and large projects