2 days ago
Geneva, SwitzerlandEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Develop and integrate backend and frontend software components for CERNBox.
- Package and deploy interoperable services in distributed environments.
- Troubleshoot incidents and support CERN users as part of the operations team.
- Contribute features, fixes, and code to CERNBox open-source projects.
- Work with European partner institutions and research infrastructures to test, validate, and refine tools.
- Help users and partner teams adopt the tools through troubleshooting and guidance.
- Explore and prototype practical AI/ML capabilities for CERNBox with users.
Requirements
- Recent or eligible graduate in computing engineering, computer science, engineering, or a related field, meeting CERN nationality and prior-contract eligibility criteria.
- Master’s degree with 2–6 years of post-graduation professional experience, or PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
- Experience with backend development in Go and interest in full-stack development.
- Comfort working in Linux environments and troubleshooting software and systems.
- Familiarity with frontend development, ideally JavaScript/TypeScript and Vue.js.
- Software development experience through studies, projects, internships, or open-source contributions.
- Ability to collaborate with users, technical teams, and external partners.
- Interest in open-source software, distributed systems, and interoperability.
- English proficiency and commitment to learn French.
- Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and CI/CD pipeline experience are advantageous.
Benefits
- Monthly net stipend of either 6372 or 7004 Swiss Francs depending on degree.
- Fully onsite work arrangement with 40 hours per week.
- 24-month contract with a possible extension up to 36 months.
- 30 days of paid leave per year plus two weeks of annual closure.
- Comprehensive CERN health insurance, CERN Pension Fund membership, and family-related allowances.
- Relocation package including an installation grant and travel expenses, depending on circumstances.
- On-the-job and formal training, including language classes.
- Standby duty and occasional work during nights, Sundays, and official holidays may be required.
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About CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, an intergovernmental, nonprofit laboratory headquartered in Meyrin, Switzerland (founded 1954). It designs, builds, and operates particle accelerators and detectors—most notably the Large Hadron Collider—and provides large-scale computing and data services for a worldwide physics community. Funded by its European Member States, CERN hosts thousands of visiting researchers and engineers and develops technologies ranging from control systems to identity and access management used across its experiments.