Junior Software Engineer (Python)

What if your engineering talent shaped technology, improved lives, and opened opportunities across the globe? At GÉANT, we build and maintain the digital backbone of Europe’s research and education. Our Software engineering team develops the systems that keep the world’s largest R&E network running smoothly, securely, and at scale.

You’ll play a key role, which will help millions of researchers and students stay connected, collaborate, and innovate. You’ll be responsible for developing and maintaining the software systems that power our global network.

Some of the key responsibilities for this role:

• Contribute to testing and validation efforts, ensuring new features meet high-quality standards and integrating with automated testing and continuous integration practices.
• Collaborate closely with senior engineers and solution architects, contributing ideas and insights to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, providing and receiving feedback to ensure the highest standards of code quality and performance.
• Configure and manage applications on project workstations and servers, ensuring proper deployment and optimal system performance.
• Ensure high-quality standards along with appropriate detailed documentation for systems and processes, helping to maintain clear and accessible project documentation.

About You

With your experience in software engineering, you’ll bring a foundational understanding of Python development and a genuine eagerness to expand your skills within a collaborative and supportive environment. Curious and adaptable, you’re ready to take on challenges that will enhance your technical expertise, contribute ideas, and tackle meaningful projects while learning from experienced professionals committed to helping you grow.

Key strengths:

• Understanding in Python 3.x development, including experience with common tools such as pip, setuptools, and tox, as well as strong debugging and scripting skills.
• Knowledge of web-based front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, or React, with an understanding of how these integrate with back-end services.
• Familiarity with relational databases, particularly MySQL or PostgreSQL, including writing and optimizing queries.
• Exposure with Linux environments (RHEL, Ubuntu), including comfort using bash, CLI tools, and version control systems like Git.
• A willingness to explore advanced areas such as federated SSO frameworks (e.g., SAML 2.0, OIDC) or backbone network technologies (e.g., BGP, MPLS) is highly valued.

Working Arrangements

Given the responsibilities of this role, we expect the individual to be in the office two days a week.

About GÉANT

GÉANT is at the heart of research and education networking, we offer talented people the opportunity to be part of something meaningful and worthwhile. With 150 employees based in Amsterdam and Cambridge, together we deliver an information ecosystem of infrastructure and services to advance research, education, and innovation on a global scale. Thanks to our terabit network, 50 million researchers, scientists, academics and students can share record volumes of data unconstrained by location, solving some of humankind’s biggest challenges. Work at GÉANT and you’ll be supporting critical research into sustainable energy, deep space, high-energy physics, earth observation, environmental disasters, medicine and much more!

Benefits of working for GÉANT

You’ll receive excellent benefits at GÉANT – we offer a generous holiday allowance and a 5% end of year bonus/allowance as standard. The other benefits you receive will depend on the country you are employed in, but you can rest assured that these will include an appropriate pension scheme and medical insurance.