CERN
Nuclear Research
SWANCoreDeveloper(Full-Stack,DevOps)
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“SWAN Core Developer (Full-Stack, DevOps) at CERN. Skills: Full-stack development, DevOps, Python. Designing new full-stack features. Integrating SWAN with other services”
Industry & Context.
National of a CERN Member or Associate Member State, Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum, Working hours: 40 hours per week
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
National of a CERN Member or Associate Member State, Maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Software Engineering and IT (or a related field), Highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree, Never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before, Applicants without University degree are not eligible, Applicants with a PhD are not eligible, Web development experience, Python experience, DevOps experience, Containerization experience, CI/CD experience, Spoken and written English or French, Commitment to learn the basics of the other language
Nice to Have
Kubernetes experience, User interface design knowledge, OpenStack knowledge, Databases knowledge, PostgreSQL knowledge
What You'll Do.
Designing new full-stack features
Integrating SWAN with other services
Develop new full-stack features and integrations with other services
infrastructure maintenance and interventions
Maintain code repositories
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with other developers in an agile environment
Communication Scope
Spoken and written English or French
Full Job Description
As a core member of the SWAN team, you will work across the whole stack from designing new full-stack features, integrating SWAN with other services, and taking part in DevOps tasks, deployments and maintenance. SWAN (Service for Web-based Analysis) is a platform for interactive analysis based on Jupyter and JupyterHub. It provides researchers, engineers and other users with easy access to computing resources, software, and integrations, allowing them to analyse accelerator data and more. Your responsibilities: * Develop new full-stack features and integrations with other services. * Take part in DevOps, infrastructure maintenance and interventions. * Work closely with other developers in an agile environment. * Maintain code repositories and take part in code reviews and testing. Your profile: * Experience in Web development, ideally with Python. * Experience with DevOps, particularly containerization and CI/CD. * Experience with Kubernetes (a plus). Skills: * Python, JavaScript, Git. * Docker, GitHub, GitLab (Actions, CI/CD). * Considered a plus: Kubernetes, user interface design, OpenStack and databases, for example PostgreSQL. * Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the basics of the other language. Eligibility criteria: * You are a national of a [CERN Member or Associate Member State](https://home.cern/about/member-states). * By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Software Engineering and IT (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree. * You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before. * Applicants without University degree are not eligible. * Applicants with a PhD are not eligible. ## Additional Information Job closing date: 08.06.2026 at 23:59 CEST. Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum. Working hours: 40 hours per week Job flexibility: Hybrid Target
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