Programmer/Software Developer Full-time

Programmer/Software Developer

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world's top universities. The University has around 46,000 students and 8,500 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain, and improve our world and the human condition.

Research and education at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo) addresses fundamental and applied questions on the Earth's past, present, and future climate and environment, including people's interactions with the natural world and consequences for human wellbeing. MGeo advances and deploys cutting-edge methods, models, and technologies in environmental science, quaternary sciences, bedrock geology, paleontology, physical geography, biodiversity and ecosystem science, remote sensing, Geographic Information Science (GIS), and computational science for health and environment, to study processes spanning from the microscopic to the planetary, across all time scales.

ICOS Carbon Portal is hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and is part of ICOS ERIC, the legal entity of the Integrated Carbon Observation System that provides high quality long-term measurements of greenhouse gas exchange in the domains of atmosphere, ecosystems, and ocean. Carbon Portal offers open access to all ICOS high-quality and standardized greenhouse gas data, as well as scientific and educational products produced by our scientific users. The Carbon Portal is thus a 'one-stop shop' for all ICOS data products. Carbon Portal also (co-)develops web services for the user community that support the scientific exploration of the data.

Work duties

We are looking for an experienced backend developer to join our small team, working on services for open scientific data. 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. Our main repositories are https://github.com/ICOS-Carbon-Portal/data and https://github.com/ICOS-Carbon-Portal/meta.

• Design and develop scalable and efficient applications using Scala 3 in an open source environment.
• Work with a triple store database using RDF, OWL, and SPARQL. Prior experience is advantageous, 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.
• Take high-level or less detailed requirements, and define clear and actionable tasks before moving to implementation.

Requirements

• Several years of worklife experience with backend development.
• Comfortable working independently and driving task specification.
• Worklife experience in statically typed languages and 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.
• Scala, Akka, Play framework.
• RDF, OWL, SPARQL.
• TypeScript, JavaScript, Python.

Terms of employment

Permanent position with preferred start date of 1 September 2026, with the possibility of an earlier start upon mutual agreement. A probationary period of 6 months will be applicable. The scope of the employment is full time.

Instructions on how to apply

Only full applications will be considered and they should include a cover letter stating the reasons why you are interested in the position and in what way the employment corresponds to your qualifications. The application should also contain a CV, degree certificate or equivalent, and other documents you wish to be considered (grade transcripts, contact information for your references, letters of recommendation, etc.)

Even if you don't meet all the requirements, but you feel you would be a great fit to our team? Don't hesitate to apply!

Welcome to apply!