BioStudies Backend Engineer – Java & Spring

European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,680 - 49,720; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working patterns

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

30 days annual leave

Relocation support

Job summary

EMBL-EBI is seeking a Software Engineer to join the BioStudies team. You will design, develop and operate software infrastructure to ingest, process, persist and distribute diverse life sciences data.

The role involves backend and data submission web apps, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enable new data types and ensure scalable services. You will contribute to design and implementation, apply CI/CD, testing and monitoring best practices, and support users across multiple

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience using Java or Kotlin with Spring framework.
• 3+ years of web application development experience.
• Experience with search engines (Lucene, Solr, Elasticsearch).
• Excellent knowledge of the UNIX command line.
• Experience with modern software development practices including CI/CD, testing, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and operate the BioStudies software infrastructure (backend, data access services, web applications).
• Contribute to development of new data types and data submission capabilities.
• Collaborate with other EMBL-EBI teams and IT/Technical services to ensure robust delivery.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

Spring framework

Web development

Search engines

UNIX command line

CI/CD

Teamwork

Tools

Lucene/Solr/Elasticsearch

Job description

EMBL-EBI is seeking a Software Engineer to join the BioStudies team. You will design, develop and operate software infrastructure to ingest, process, persist and distribute diverse life sciences data.

The role involves backend and data submission web apps, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enable new data types and ensure scalable services. You will contribute to design and implementation, apply CI/CD, testing and monitoring best practices, and support users across multiple