The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems is a world-leading research institution in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics.
The Scientific Coordination Office provides support services and manages collaborations, graduate education, and outreach & public engagement.
Job Opportunity
We are seeking a Web Developer to join our team at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Tübingen.
* Develop new features in collaboration with stakeholders, including faculty members, scientific coordinators, and doctoral researchers, in coordination with ELLIS and software development partners.
* Refactor and optimize existing features to improve performance and user experience of the portal.
* Implement separation of concerns within the codebase to ensure maintainability and scalability.
* Enhance User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX) in coordination with stakeholders.
* Collaborate with the cross-site coordination team to ensure seamless integration with other systems and processes.
The ideal candidate will possess:
* A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent qualification/experience.
* Experience developing web applications and websites, as well as standard web technologies and services.
* Experience in Ruby on Rails or a similar MVC-based framework such as Laravel.
* Good frontend skills, especially in JavaScript.
* Experience with databases and basic SQL knowledge (MySQL/PostgreSQL).
* Basic knowledge of Git and the Linux CLI.
* Ideal candidates will also have experience with Bootstrap and Google Material Design, gradual refactoring, debugging/monitoring skills, and experience working with GitLab.
* Experience using an automated testing framework, ideally a BDD tool such as Cucumber.
* Exposure to web server configuration/admin (nginx).
* Willingness to work on legacy code.
* Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
* Very good command of English.
We offer flexible working hours, mobile working possibilities, and many other benefits. Salaries and contracts will be based on qualifications and previous professional experience according to the Public Service Wage Agreement guidelines. All social benefits of the public service apply. The position is initially limited to two years.