Senior Full Stack Developer

A leading international teaching and research institution, UNIL has nearly 5,000 staff members and 17,000 students, distributed between the Dorigny campus and the CHUV and Epalinges sites. As an employer, it promotes excellence, recognition of individuals, and responsibility.

To strengthen its team, the Computing Centre (Ci) Research Computing and Support Division (DCSR) is looking for a passionate senior full stack developer with a keen interest in software engineering and data science, eager to support researchers in their work.

Senior Full Stack Developer

Position Information

Start date: immediate or to be agreed

Contract duration: indefinite (permanent contract)

Work rate: 100%

Workplace: Lausanne-Dorigny

Your Activities

Expertise and Advice

• Provide reference expertise in database design, web servers, and complex data analysis.
• Support research teams, analyse their needs, and coordinate to propose reliable and sustainable technical solutions.
• Promote the use of data science tools and raise awareness among research groups about best practices.

Development and Infrastructure

• Design, develop, and deploy shared software infrastructures intended for multiple faculties.
• Develop APIs, visualisation tools, and interfaces to enhance data value.
• Participate in the maintenance and evolution of DCSR platforms.

Valorisation and Innovation

• Contribute to technological innovation and the dissemination of best practices within the institution.
• Design and conduct training activities around web technologies and data science.

Your Profile

Education and Experience

• Master's degree in computer science, bioinformatics, geosciences, or equivalent field.
• PhD appreciated (biology, biochemistry, or related discipline).
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in database development and associated tools, preferably in a scientific environment.

Technical Skills

• Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Bash.
• Versioning: Git.
• Databases:

o SQL: PostgreSQL, MariaDB

o NoSQL: MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Neo4j (at least one DBMS)

o Modelling of heterogeneous data,

o Administration of triplestores (GraphDB) appreciated

• Web Development:

o Back-end: Django, Rails, Flask, Node.js, Symfony (at least one framework)

o Front-end: HTML/CSS, React or Vue.js

o APIs: building REST or GraphQL APIs

o Visualisation: D3.js, Plotly, etc.

• Infrastructure and DevOps:

o Linux, Docker or Podman, CI/CD (basic knowledge), server or cloud deployments

o Kubernetes appreciated

• Security: PKI, certificates, hardening, encryption.
• Generative AI: knowledge of code generation assistance tools to support researchers.
  
  

Personal Qualities

• Autonomy, sense of responsibility.
• Teamwork, ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary contexts.
• Very good knowledge of English (spoken and written).

Your Benefits

A pleasant working environment in a multicultural and diverse academic setting.
Opportunities for continuing education, a multitude of activities, and other benefits to discover.

More information at unil.ch/travailler

For Further Information

Marion Rivoal:

Roberto Fabbretti:

Your Application

Application deadline: 06.09.2026

Please send us your complete application in Word or PDF format.
Only applications submitted via this site will be considered.

Thank you for your understanding.

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