Software Engineer

Job title: Software Engineer (f/m/d)

Job location: The Central Executive Management Office of BBMRI-ERIC in Graz, Austria or remote work

Job purpose: As member of the IT Services and Research Department, you will play a key role in facilitating the development and operation of the BBMRI-ERIC access management services, which are used by countries across Europe and beyond.

Contract: As work-life balance is a high priority at BBMRI-ERIC less than a full-time contract (40 hours/week) can be agreed.

Who we are:

BBMRI-ERIC is the European Research Infrastructure for biobanking and biomolecular resources established in 2013 under EU legislation. BBMRI-ERIC enables the development of innovative technology and processes as a cross-domain network that facilitates responsible access to high quality samples, data and biomolecular resources. We achieve this through multidisciplinary expertise and service provision, scientific excellence, knowledge exchange and partnerships in health and life sciences. BBMRI-ERIC's vision is simplified as: "Biobanking for a Healthier World". Its headquarters are in Graz, Austria.

BBMRI‐ERIC is an inclusive, equal‐opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation. Further information on the vision, mission, governance, and statutes of BBMRI‐ERIC can be found at .

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and development of tools for discovery of data, biological materials, and services (essential tools that streamline access to medical data and biobanking resources)
• Contribution to tools for privacy-preserving mechanisms for discovery of different data modalities, from tabular/structured data to omics to imaging data
• Engage in extensive international collaboration with other leading European institutions in the domain of biomedical research and data
• You'll be part of a highly skilled international team at BBMRI-ERIC
• Code-ownership & key contributor of open-source applications for international cooperation, with the results being openly available at GitHub[1] to the whole community
• Develop intuitive, user-friendly applications by applying modern approaches/techniques in responsive, web-based user interfaces
• Hands on mentality in the daily operations and technical support of the BBMRI-ERIC services

In this role your required qualifications and skills are:

• Solid experience in developing web applications using Java
• Proven expertise in the Spring ecosystem (e.g. Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Security)
• Ability to design and implement large-scale, robust software components
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (e.g. Docker), and service orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes)
• Working knowledge of GitHub Actions, including workflows and APIs
• Experience designing RESTful or GraphQL APIs for integration with third-party services
  
• Professional fluency in English, as English is the official working language of BBMRI-ERIC
• Team-oriented mindset with the capability to work independently and collaboratively under pressure
• Readiness for moderate travel

Bonus qualifications and skills:  

• Experience in using modern UI frameworks , Svelte or React) for frontend development
• Working experience in an international and geographically distributed development team
• Experience with operating services in virtualized Linux environments
  
• BSc/MSc/PhD in computer science, medical informatics or bioinformatics
• Professional certifications related to development and service operations
• Integration of web-based applications with OpenID Connect authentication
• Development of applications for the medical research environments
• Experience with medical data management

Employment terms and conditions

As we aim to provide a diverse work environment, the work can be performed at the headquarters in Graz with occasional home office options or remotely.

The employment follows the Austrian employment law.

What we offer

€ 75,000.00 as minimum annual gross salary, based on 40 hours/week, (European/international standards for similar roles and responsibilities and requirements considered); final salary dependent on terms of qualifications and experience.

Balance your free time and your working life independently according to your own ideas: With our flexible working hours, you decide when you work outside our core working hours and you can also take advantage of occasional working from home.

A multifaceted, challenging range of tasks with responsibility in a co-operative working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths, characterise your day-to-day work. Being part of the BBMRI-ERIC opens up interdisciplinary and cross-professional opportunities for collaboration.

In addition to the diversity of the various scientific disciplines, we offer a working culture in which diversity is lived and highly valued.

We secure your future: with our comprehensive fringe benefits like complementary health insurance (in addition to public insurance, ÖGK), and a private pension scheme we take care of your well-being.

Our comfortable office in the heart of Graz's biomedical community offers an English-speaking work environment with international projects and plenty of networking opportunities.

When you're not working from home, you'll find yourself on the 6th floor in a modern building on the Medical University campus, a bustling area of Graz with excellent public transportation (tram and bus connections). A number of restaurants, bakeries and grocery stores serve the hungry medical professionals, researchers and staff in the area.

To learn more about working at BBMRI-ERIC, visit

Equal opportunities  

BBMRI-ERIC is committed to providing equal opportunities to all qualified candidates, regardless of their personal characteristics.

Application procedure

For applications to be considered, candidates must submit for their application via our online portal BambooHR:

• A Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A letter of motivation or a video link in which you introduce yourself and your application motivation
• Supporting documents (copies of High School and University degrees, references, etc.)

Application deadline is the 30th of November 2025; anticipated start of work is as soon as possible.

In case of any questions, please contact: Ulrike Rohrer, HR Specialist )

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