A Software Engineer (m/f/d, 40 hours per week, fixed-term contract expected to end on April 14, 2027) - base

The University of Applied Arts Vienna is currently seeking a Software Engineer (m/f/d, 40 hours per week, fixed-term contract expected to end on April 14, 2027) in the base department.

About us

We are a small, committed team of eight people that live the open-source spirit and value open communication, flat hierarchies, and the collaborative development of new ideas and solutions. Our team members come from diverse professional and educational backgrounds: Some have traditional IT education backgrounds, while others have come to programming through detours or career changes. We value the broader perspectives that diversity of professional backgrounds and identities brings to both our team and to the software we develop. When we speak of diversity of identities, we mean this in a comprehensive and intersectional sense: Half of our team identifies as women, and although we are predominantly white and have no visible disabilities, we hope to have developed a team culture that feels welcoming and inclusive to everyone. We view diversity as an ongoing process of development that enriches our work and our team. An open, respectful, and as inclusive as possible work environment is important to us, and we welcome applications from people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. English is our internal 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 our coding 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 Dev-Team 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 € 4,105.60 gross (14 times a year) with the required minimum professional experience, with the willingness to overpay with appropriate qualifications (IVa/R1 with 3 years of professional experience, 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 2. July 2026 via our online application platform at dieangewandte.at. Applications submitted otherwise will unfortunately not be considered.

If you have any questions, please contact: Philipp Mayer

The University of Applied Arts Vienna pursues an anti-discriminatory employment policy and stands for equal opportunities and diversity. We aim to have a wide range of gender identities, ages, cultural, social, and ethnic backgrounds among our employees. We also strive to maintain a high proportion of women among our artistic, scientific, and general university staff, particularly in management positions, and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. In the case of underrepresentation, women with equal qualifications and suitability will be given priority.

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.