Backend Developer, Madrid
Empresa
BASF
Provincia
Madrid
Ciudad
Madrid
Tipo de Contrato
Tiempo Completo
Descripción
Backend Developer
At BASF Digital Hub Madrid we develop innovative digital solutions for BASF, create new exciting customer experiences and business growth, and drive efficiencies in processes, helping to strengthen BASFs position as the digital leader in the chemical industry. We believe the right path is through creativity, trial and error and great people working and learning together. Become part of our team and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities.
In the Product Family Analytics AI in the segment Digitalization of R D and Data Science of BASF, you will be part of the team Knowledge Systems, which manages BASFs central knowledge management platform containing large numbers of patents, scientific literature and internal documents. This platform utilizes various state-of-the-art technologies, including high-throughput Natural Language Processing (NLP) or Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, to best address the needs of its users.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
You will be working as part of the DevOps team of the platform in an international and dynamic environment to:
- Write efficient and robust Java and Python code in our microservice architecture that scales on huge amounts of data.
- Run your code in Kubernetes in the Cloud.
- Closely collaborate within the product team to understand user requirements, work out and implement new features for fast and insightful interaction with data.
- Implement security by design and align with our external security consultants to achieve maximum security for confidential data.
- Work with our development tools (Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines).
- Work in an international (team language English) and agile team (Scrum).
REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION
- A degree in computer science, software engineering, or mathematics/natural sciences or similar experience.
- 5+ years of programming experience in Java, Spring and/or Python.
- 3+ years of experience in a DevOps environment (Git, CI/CD pipelines) incl. thorough unit and integration testing.
- Experience with distributed microservice architectures (gRPC, GraphQL, Messaging).
- Experience using cloud environments (Azure AKS) and containers (Kubernetes).
- Experience working with high volumes of data - ideally with document data.
- Experience using NoSQL and relational databases (ElasticSearch, Neo4j, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL) and message-driven communication (RabbitMQ, Kafka).
- Fluent communication in English is required.
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience with RAG pipelines and Generative AI approaches based on Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Hands-on experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain or GraphRAG.
- Experience with authentication and authorization concepts (OAuth2).
WHAT WE OFFER
- A secure work environment because your health, safety and wellbeing is always our top priority.
- Flexible work schedule and Home-office options, so that you can balance your working life and private life.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- 23 holiday days per year.
- 5 additional days (readjustment).
- 2 cultural days.
- A collaborative, trustful and innovative work environment.
- Being part of an international team and work in global projects.
- Relocation assistance to Madrid provided.
At BASF, the chemistry is right.
Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.
java, python, Spring
At BASF Digital Hub Madrid we develop innovative digital solutions for BASF, create new exciting customer experiences and business growth, and drive efficiencies in processes, helping to strengthen BASFs position as the digital leader in the chemical industry. We believe the right path is through creativity, trial and error and great people working and learning together. Become part of our team and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities.
In the Product Family Analytics AI in the segment Digitalization of R D and Data Science of BASF, you will be part of the team Knowledge Systems, which manages BASFs central knowledge management platform containing large numbers of patents, scientific literature and internal documents. This platform utilizes various state-of-the-art technologies, including high-throughput Natural Language Processing (NLP) or Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, to best address the needs of its users.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
You will be working as part of the DevOps team of the platform in an international and dynamic environment to:
- Write efficient and robust Java and Python code in our microservice architecture that scales on huge amounts of data.
- Run your code in Kubernetes in the Cloud.
- Closely collaborate within the product team to understand user requirements, work out and implement new features for fast and insightful interaction with data.
- Implement security by design and align with our external security consultants to achieve maximum security for confidential data.
- Work with our development tools (Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines).
- Work in an international (team language English) and agile team (Scrum).
REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION
- A degree in computer science, software engineering, or mathematics/natural sciences or similar experience.
- 5+ years of programming experience in Java, Spring and/or Python.
- 3+ years of experience in a DevOps environment (Git, CI/CD pipelines) incl. thorough unit and integration testing.
- Experience with distributed microservice architectures (gRPC, GraphQL, Messaging).
- Experience using cloud environments (Azure AKS) and containers (Kubernetes).
- Experience working with high volumes of data - ideally with document data.
- Experience using NoSQL and relational databases (ElasticSearch, Neo4j, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL) and message-driven communication (RabbitMQ, Kafka).
- Fluent communication in English is required.
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience with RAG pipelines and Generative AI approaches based on Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Hands-on experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain or GraphRAG.
- Experience with authentication and authorization concepts (OAuth2).
WHAT WE OFFER
- A secure work environment because your health, safety and wellbeing is always our top priority.
- Flexible work schedule and Home-office options, so that you can balance your working life and private life.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- 23 holiday days per year.
- 5 additional days (readjustment).
- 2 cultural days.
- A collaborative, trustful and innovative work environment.
- Being part of an international team and work in global projects.
- Relocation assistance to Madrid provided.
At BASF, the chemistry is right.
Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.
java, python, Spring