A Software Engineer (m/f/d, 20 h/w, limited to 3 years) - Department base

The University of Applied Arts Vienna is seeking a Software Engineer (m/f/d, 20 hours per week, limited to 3 years), starting with December 15th, 2025 in the base department.

About us

We are a small, committed 7-member team that lives the open-source spirit and is always open to new ideas and solutions. We value open communication within a flat hierarchy.

Four of us identify as women, 6 of us are white, one person is Indian. And while we are all without visible disabilities, we hope to have developed a team culture that feels welcoming and inclusive to everyone. Some of us have traditional IT education backgrounds, others have pivoted their careers from other fields into programming. We value diversity of identities and working backgrounds to bring broader perspectives to our team and into the software we develop. English is our interpersonal working language. For some meetings with internal and external stakeholders a basic understanding of spoken German will be helpful.

Further information about the team can be accessed via the following link: Department-base

Our expectations

• Expertise and at least 3 years of experience in developing web applications
• Experience with Python, Django, PostgreSQL and Django Rest Framework or similar Python Frameworks
• Experience in developing and deploying RESTful APIs
• Experience with Linux server environments
• Experience with Docker
• While this position is mainly for backend development, we expect also some experience with the architectural design of web applications, and a solid foundational knowledge of HTML, CSS and modern JavaScript

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the OpenAPI Specification is an advantage for this job
• Experience with Vue.js/Nuxt could be helpful
• Experience in the area of Linked Open Data and Controlled Vocabularies could be helpful
• Background knowledge on software architectures, networking and operating systems is an advantage for this job – (a computer science degree is not necessarily required, but rather a deeper insight into various layers of computing)
• Basic understanding of IT security principles is an advantage for this job - (awareness of security aspects in programming and deployment)

What the job contains

• Architectural design of new applications
• Further development and updating of existing projects
• Code reviews and team discussions about ourcoding guidelines
• Continuous improvement of our development and deployment processes
• Documentation of our projects for the wider open source community
• Participation in planning meetings with our diverse users and stakeholders

How we work

• We follow roughly a scrum-ish approach, with daily meetings and sprints, usually spanning 3 weeks.
• The backend team (which you will be part of) has a weekly meeting as an open space to discuss issues that come up during the sprints, e.g. code or architecture style decisions.
• At the end of each sprint we have an additional open space meeting or skill sharing session.

Our offer

An exciting and varied area of responsibility awaits you in an interesting technical working environment in which you can work independently on innovative solutions. We offer individual working hours and the opportunity to work from home.

Various benefits such as:

• Central location with outstanding public transport links
• Health-promoting measures (e.g., vaccination offers)
• Discounted shopping vouchers through the works council
• Training opportunities and personal development

The monthly minimum wage for the position is currently € 2,019.50 gross (14 times a year, based on 20 hours per week) with the required minimum professional experience, with the willingness to overpay with appropriate qualifications (IVa/R1, salary scheme for general university staff).

Qualified applicants should submit their written application with a letter of intent, outline of expertise, CV and certificates by 11. December 2025 via our online application platform. Applications submitted otherwise will unfortunately not be considered.

If you have any questions, please contact: Philipp Mayer

The University of Applied Arts pursues an anti-discriminatory recruitment policy and, as an employer, stands for equal opportunities and diversity. We aim to increase the proportion of women among artistic, academic and general university staff, particularly in management positions, and therefore explicitly encourage qualified women to apply. In case of underrepresentation, women with equal suitability are prioritized.

The University of Applied Arts welcomes applications from people with disabilities.

We regret to inform you that applicants are not entitled to compensation for travelling and accommodation expenses.