Full-Stack Software Developer (IT-CA-OSI-2026-208-GRAE) — CERN
- Location
- Genève
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
Are you passionate about software development and interested in supporting open science and reproducible research at CERN?
Join our team that is building and running REANA , an open-source platform for reproducible computational data analyses! of CERN
Discover a world where the impossible is made possible!
- Are you passionate about software development and interested in supporting open science and reproducible research at CERN?
- Join our team that is building and running REANA , an open-source platform for reproducible computational data analyses! of CERN
- Your responsibilities:
- Participate in the frontend and backend development of the REANA reproducible data analysis platform.
- Experience in full-stack software development and with frontend and backend software engineering technologies.
Main responsibilities
- Your responsibilities:
- Participate in the frontend and backend development of the REANA reproducible data analysis platform.
- Work closely with physicists to provide support for reusable computational data analysis practices in experiments.
- Manage the service deployment and operations on the Kubernetes cloud.
- Collaborate with external institutes and partners working on reproducible data analyses and open science infrastructure.
Key requirements
- Experience in full-stack software development and with frontend and backend software engineering technologies.
Application process
- Experience with container technologies and application deployment, monitoring and security.
- Some familiarity with basic principles of computational research data analyses would be a plus. Skills:
- Frontend technologies: React.
- Backend technologies: Python, Go.
- Deployment: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm.
- Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French. Eligibility criteria:
- You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State .
- By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Computer Science or equivalent (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree .
Company and context
- Stand-by duty, when required by the needs of the Organization.
- Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization. Job reference: IT-CA-OSI-2026-208-GRAE Field of work: Information Technologies Benchmark job: 200020 Computing Engineer Global Benefits
- A monthly net stipend of either 5266 or 5793 Swiss Francs per month depending on your degree.
- 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
- Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
- Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
- A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
- Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
- On-the-job and formal training including language classes.
- At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, we are pushing the frontiers of science and technology.
Additional details
- Join our team that is building and running REANA , an open-source platform for reproducible computational data analyses!
- Some familiarity with basic principles of computational research data analyses would be a plus.
- Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French. Eligibility criteria:
- Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum. Working hours: 40 hours per week Job flexibility: Hybrid Target start date: 01-November-2026 This position involves:
- Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization. Job reference: IT-CA-OSI-2026-208-GRAE Field of work: Information Technologies Benchmark job: 200020 Computing Engineer
Notes and original content
- Your profile:
- Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
- Eligibility criteria:
- Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
- Working hours: 40 hours per week
- Job flexibility: Hybrid
- Target start date: 01-November-2026
- This position involves:
- Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.
- Job reference: IT-CA-OSI-2026-208-GRAE
Questions about this listing
What salary does CERN offer for this role?
CERN lists CHF 63'000 - 107'500 gross per year for this position in Genève. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does CERN offer?
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