Computing Fellowship: Full-Stack Software Engineer

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter – fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN’s mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization.

We are working on Zenodo, a service that allows researchers from all disciplines to publish and share their research outputs.

You will be part of a small and dynamic team working in the CERN Information Technology Department. We are using mostly the Python programming language with Flask, Celery, PostgreSQL, and ElasticSearch on the back-end and ReactJS on the front-end. As part of our work you will be also contributing to Invenio, an open-source framework for building digital repositories.

You will contribute to the development and operation of the Zenodo service, a live system with millions of users every year, serving small and large data files, high throughput REST APIs, and a top of the class UX. This will consist of working closely with our collaborators to design, develop, and deploy new features that enable and make it easier for researchers to publish and discover datasets and software, in-line with the best practices in the open science and research movement. You will be also improving the platform’s infrastructure resilience, monitoring, and CI/CD workflows.

There are many challenges and opportunities that are bound to match some of your computing interests and strengths!

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State;
• You have graduated, or are about to graduate, with a university degree (BSc or MSc level in computer science,engineering or another relevant course) and have no more than 4 years’ relevant experience after obtaining your degree;
• Kindly note that experience prior to the latest obtained degree will not be taken into account for the calculation of your overall years of experience.

Essential skills and experience:

• Experience in developing production-level web services using the Python programming language;
• You value learning and sharing knowledge with colleagues, following best open-source collaborative practices and egoless programming;
• Passionate about software development and building and evolving robust, secure, well-tested software components and tools;
• You enjoy working in a small agile software development team building practical solutions in close collaboration with users and external partners.

Desired technical skills:

• Professional experience in one or more of the following would be an asset: relational and document-based databases (PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch), front-end development (ReactJS), container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).

Please note that CERN Staff members are not eligible to apply for a Fellowship.

CERN would very much like to benefit from your expertise, commitment and passion.

In return, CERN will provide you with:

• An employment contract for between six months (minimum) up to a maximum of 36 months.
• A stipend ranging from 5,281 to 6,558 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: an installation grant, family, child and infant allowances as well as travel expenses to and from Geneva.
• 2.5 days of paid leave per month.

Your Life @CERN

Find out more here: https://hr-dep.web.cern.ch/content/life-cern

This is how you can apply:

You will need the following documents to complete your application:

• A CV.
• A scanned PDF of your most recent relevant qualification.

We recommend to add two recent letters of recommendation, giving an overview of your academic and/or professional achievements. You can upload these letters at the time of application if you have them to hand. You will also be provided with a link as soon as you have submitted your application to forward to your referees to upload their letters confidentially. Please note this must be done before the closing date.

All applications should reach us no later than 2 August 2020.