Senior Java Software Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in Budapest
Remote
3-5 Years Experience
Software
The Role
Chemaxon, an industry-leading cheminformatics software company, is seeking a Java Software Engineer to work on various projects. Responsibilities include designing systems, writing clean code, providing technical support, and delivering SaaS solutions on AWS infrastructure. The role involves on-call duty. Required skills include Java, JavaScript, general programming background, DevOps affinity, and willingness to learn continuously.
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About Chemaxon

Chemaxon is an industry-leading cheminformatics software company helping early-stage drug discovery and chemistry research for more than 20 years. Our clients are top pharmaceutical companies, innovative biotech startups, and leading academic institutions. 
We are agile, innovative and friendly, offering compelling opportunities for frequent collaboration and cross-training with teammates and stakeholders.

We operate internationally, with regional teams based in Budapest (HQ), UK, Boston, San Diego and Basel (Switzerland), along with distributors in the Asia Pacific. We are in an exciting time of organizational and business growth, so now is the perfect time to join our team! 

About the team

Our product development teams are dedicated to build best in class products. We are a creative, dynamic, and innovative company with a wide range of technologies and unique projects in this niche market segment.
Right now we are looking for a Software engineer to join to our team. From Day 1 You will experience we are eager to listen to your new ideas, we encourage you to share your knowledge and expertise. Learning time is embedded in our daily work, we just can’t wait to join various tech conferences/workshops around the world in person!

Besides work, we have regular company-wide events like Hackathons, Innovation Days, Coding Challenges or User Group meetings to enjoy the time spent together and celebrate our successes.

Tired of repetitive tasks? Want to work on interesting problems?

Try your hand at this algorithmic challenge from Chemaxon!

 

About your responsibilities

  • We are looking for a highly skilled Java developer to work on various projects 
  • You will have an opportunity to work with a wide range of technologies in a variety of areas, working with new and legacy code as well.
  • You will be able to design a system using your knowledge in object oriented programming, data structures and algorithms, applying SOLID principles, TDD and design patterns.
  • Good, clean, maintainable code is important for us.
  • You will be involved in ideation, concept creation, where you will present your ideas using your communication & English skills as well.
  • As a team member, you will become responsible for the team’s product, which means involvement in technical support for our clients.
  • You will be responsible for delivering SaaS solutions on AWS infrastructure, therefore we value experience and knowledge in technologies like AWS, Terraform, Docker and GitLab CI.
  • This job includes on-call duty. It’s split among all the developers in your team on a planned weekly basis which is foreseeable for a month. During the past year we experienced that the number of the alerts is very low.

Experience, skills and knowledge you should bring to us

  • BSc or higher degree in Computer Sciences or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Strong Java knowledge
  • Knowledge of JavaScript (React)
  • Good general programming background (like OO design, TDD, design patterns, etc.)
  • Experience with JUnit, Gradle, Git
  • Affinity to DevOps
  • Good command of English
  • Good work ethic, productive, proactive behaviour
  • Ability to work in a team and also to solve problems alone
  • Willingness to work with a variety of technologies
  • Willingness to learn continuously

Bonus skills that will help you hit the ground running

  • Experience with Spring, Groovy
  • Experience with Docker, AWS, Terraform, Jenkins/GitLabCI
  • Experience with Cloud / SaaS solutions
  • Experience in DevSecOps
  • Knowledge of Security principles
  • SQL knowledge (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL)

What we offer

  • Remote or hybrid-way of working (8 days/month home office)
  • Private health insurance (Medicover)
  • Generous annual training budget supporting your professional development (off-site training, international conferences, e-books)
  • We work with global Top500 companies (R&D) and leading academic institutions, giving you a chance to gain insights into these dynamically evolving industries.
  • Inspiring working environment - leisure and recreation area, playing corner for children, English lessons, yearly user conference with social programs, innovation days 
  • You will be a valued member of a creative and supportive agile team 
  • Everyday use of English in a multicultural environment

Location: Budapest, Váci Greens Office Park

For some info on Chemaxon, you can check out these videos:

  • a shorter one about what we do in a nutshell (~1.5 min)
  • and one about the Budapest HQ (~30 min)

Top Skills

Java
JavaScript
The Company
223 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

So, briefly: who are we?
Chemaxon is a leading cheminformatics company, with headquarters in Budapest, Hungary and offices in the US and Switzerland

And what do we do?
We provide chemical software development platforms mostly for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries - but any chemist might find us useful.

Why do our users prefer us?
Because we are known for our rapid and high quality technical support, we develop our tools together with our users (the reason we have good quality software); and because we support academic research and teaching like no one else in the industry!

All right, so exactly what are we good for?
Well, among many other things, you can draw & view chemical structures with Marvin Suite; manage and search your compounds with JChem tools; search your database in Excel or in our Instant JChem interface; perform a variety of calculations and predictions; cluster, screen, fragment or synthesize your compounds virtually and deal with Markush structures.

That's it really in a nutshell. If you are interested, contact us or post a message here.

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