Software developer back-end at ICOS Carbon portal

The Carbon Portal (CP) is the data centre of the International Carbon Observation System (ICOS). ICOS produces long-term top-quality measurements of greenhouse gas yield in the areas of the atmosphere, ecosystems, and oceans. CP develops, among other things, online services that support the use of data in research. CP is located at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.

ICOS is a highly distributed research infrastructure that requires coordination and continuous development. The further development of technologies and observation strategies is a strategic objective of ICOS, which is often supported by projects funded by the European Commission. Over the years, ICOS has participated in and run many EU projects. All these projects support the development of ICOS, its scientific target area and the development of CP as a FAIR data repository and a collaborative platform.

We are looking for an experienced back-end developer to join our small team working on services for storing and making open data available. You will be able to work on a variety of tasks depending on your skills, interests, and the team’s needs. The ideal candidate is comfortable managing self-hosted web services, has strong experience in statically typed languages, and is familiar with functional programming concepts.

Work duties

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient applications using Scala 3 in an open source environment. Our main repositories are https://github.com/ICOS-Carbon-Portal/data and https://github.com/ICOS-Carbon-Portal/meta.
• Work with and extend our data models and triple store database using RDF, OWL, and SPARQL. Prior experience is meriting, but not required.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues in production and development environments.
• Contribute to code reviews, participate in team discussions, improve technical documentation, and mentor co-workers when needed.

Requirements

• Several years of backend development worklife experience with statically typed languages.
• Knowledge of functional programming.
• Proficient with Linux and Git.
• Ability to write clear and effective documentation
• Fluency in spoken and written English

Other merits

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a collaborative environment
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Desire to grow and share your technical abilities.
• Independent and able to drive your own work
• Scala, Java, Python, JVM, Akka, Play framework.
• RDF, OWL, SPARQL.
• TypeScript/JavaScript.

Terms and conditions

This is a permanent employment of 100% full-time with desired start date 1 May 2025. A probationary period may be applied this position.

At this moment we have more positions open at Carbon Portal, also advertised at the Lund University website. You will need to apply to each position seperately but if you apply for more than one position, please indicate this in your application together with the order of your preference per position.

We will only consider full applications that include a motivation letter, a CV and contactinformation to two references.

The advertised position will be located at Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science within the Faculty of Science in 2025, to be transferred to the newly formed Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences within the same faculty from 1 January 2026.

By merging the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and the Department of Geology in a joint and co-located organisation, the new department will strengthen the link between different research fields, develop new educational programmes and promote collaboration with society.

Welcome to apply.