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About The SnT
The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services.
We play an instrumental role in Europe by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent. We look for researchers from diverse academic backgrounds to contribute to our projects in areas such as: Network Security, Information Assurance, Model-driven Security, Cloud Computing, Cryptography, Satellite Systems, Vehicular Networks, and ICT Services & Applications.
Your role
We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Python and Docker. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust backend systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance. This role involves working closely with multiple development teams to build efficient APIs, services, and infrastructure components.
Key Responsibilities:
Applications should include:
The University of Luxembourg is committed to achieving gender parity among its staff. Should candidates present equivalent profiles, preference will be given to female candidates in all departments where gender parity is not yet achieved.
The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
General information:
The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services.
We play an instrumental role in Europe by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent. We look for researchers from diverse academic backgrounds to contribute to our projects in areas such as: Network Security, Information Assurance, Model-driven Security, Cloud Computing, Cryptography, Satellite Systems, Vehicular Networks, and ICT Services & Applications.
Your role
We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Python and Docker. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust backend systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance. This role involves working closely with multiple development teams to build efficient APIs, services, and infrastructure components.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain backend services using Python and Go.
- Design and implement scalable, high-performance APIs and microservices.
- Work with Docker to containerize applications and streamline deployment processes.
- Optimize backend performance, reliability, and security.
- Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and other teams to ensure seamless integration.
- Implement logging, monitoring, and debugging solutions.
- Maintain and enhance backend documentation and coding standards.
- Proven experience in backend development
- Expertise in Python and Go for building backend systems
- Strong understanding of containerization using Docker
- Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices
- Knowledge of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL databases)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus
- Understanding of security best practices in backend development
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to support multiple development teams
- Fluency in English is required. Luxembourgish, French or German would be an asset
- Experience with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
- Experience with Java or C++ is a huge plus
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for backend services
- Knowledge of authentication and authorization protocols (OAuth, JWT, etc.)
- Familiarity with testing frameworks for backend applications
- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR)
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …
Applications should include:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover letter
The University of Luxembourg is committed to achieving gender parity among its staff. Should candidates present equivalent profiles, preference will be given to female candidates in all departments where gender parity is not yet achieved.
The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
General information:
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 24 Month
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Kirchberg Campus
- Internal Title: Software developer
- Job Reference: UOL07376
Key Skills
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python
docker
cloud
network security
containerization
message queues
restful apis
rabbitmq
devops
nosql
kafka
oauth
java
cicd
sql
aws
gcp
c
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- Posted
- May 14, 2025
- Type
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- Location
- Luxembourg
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