Full-Stack Software Developer – Open Data & Reproducible Research

About the role

Join CERN’s innovative team building open‑data services and reproducible analysis platforms for high‑energy physics research. As a full‑stack developer you will contribute to cutting‑edge tools that enable scientists worldwide to access and analyse LHCb data.

Key responsibilities

• Develop the REANA reproducible analysis platform for containerised, declarative workflows.
• Implement the LHCb Ntupling service that delivers custom open data sets to researchers.
• Collaborate with LHC experimental physics groups and external partners on open‑science infrastructure.

Required profile

• Up to two years of professional experience in full‑stack development after a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Eligibility as a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State and no prior CERN fellowship or graduate contract.

Required skills

• Frontend: React.
• Backend: Python, Go.
• Container and deployment: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm.

What we offer

• Fixed‑term contract of 24 months (extendable to 36 months) with a hybrid work model.
• Monthly net stipend of 5,266 CHF (Bachelor) or 5,793 CHF (Master).
• 30 days paid leave, health insurance, pension fund, family allowances, relocation support, and language training.