Full-Stack Software Developer (IT-CA-OSI-2026-207-GRAE) — CERN
- Location
- Genève
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
Are you passionate about software development?
Are you interested in supporting open science and reproducible computational research across Europe?
Join our team working on the open-source REANA platform for reproducible computational data analyses!
- Are you passionate about software development?
- Are you interested in supporting open science and reproducible computational research across Europe?
- Your responsibilities
- As a full-stack developer in our team, you will:
- Experience in full-stack software development and with frontend and backend software engineering technologies.
Main responsibilities
- Your responsibilities
- As a full-stack developer in our team, you will:
- Collaborate with European Open Science Cloud project partners on developing cross-node federated analysis workflow infrastructure and support corresponding scientific use cases.
- Participate in the evolution the CERN Node of the EOSC Federation, allowing researchers to analyse more than 5 petabytes of open data from experimental particle physics.
- Contribute to the service deployment, operations and monitoring on the Kubernetes cloud.
- Work closely with researchers to provide support for cross-node computational data analysis examples.
- Participate in the operation and development of the REANA reproducible data analysis platform.
- More information here .
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.
- Some prior experience working in European Commission co-funded projects would be a plus. Skills
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with an interest in collaborative open-source development.
- Frontend development technologies: React.
- Backend development technologies: Python, Go.
- Application deployment: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm.
- Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French. Eligibility criteria:
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-2026-207-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
- You will specifically take part in the nascent European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Federation and the EOSC Mesh project which is designing federated digital infrastructures to cross-link research environments across Europe.
- Some prior experience working in European Commission co-funded projects 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-2026-207-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-2026-207-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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