Trainee Software Engineer

About the role

This position is designed for engineers without previous working experience and is oriented to train staff for developing all activities performed by experienced software engineers. The successful candidate will join the Software Group within the ALMA Department of Computing and will actively participate in ALMA software deployment and operations support.

Key responsibilities

• Develop all technical and soft skills required to perform the activities mentioned below in a reliable and autonomous manner.
• Participate in the deployment, configuration and testing of different ALMA software releases used for commissioning or operations activities at the observatory.
• Provide support on ALMA software usage to non‑software engineers and astronomers, including off‑hours emergency support when needed.
• Participate in software corrective and preventive maintenance as well as software development, implementing bug fixes, improvements and operational tools as assigned.

Required profile

• A university degree in computing, software or electronics engineering, computer sciences, physics or equivalent; no prior work experience required.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate with a geographically distributed team and good self‑learning abilities.
• Motivated, proactive team player with interest in multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Intermediate to advanced English (B2 level) with effective verbal and written communication.

Required skills

• C++
• Java
• Python
• Linux/Unix environment
• Continuous integration and delivery practices
• Automated pipelines
• Containerized environments