CERN is seeking a motivated software engineer to contribute to the development and operation of its Digital Preservation platform. This platform ensures the long-term preservation, accessibility, and integrity of digital assets produced at CERN, supporting both scientific and administrative domains. The successful candidate will join a team responsible for designing, maintaining, and evolving services that guarantee reliable and scalable preservation of data over time.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State. Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field and your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree. You must have a university degree and can’t hold a PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.