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.

We are looking for a Full stack software engineer with Java/React skills

About your responsibilities

  • Designs functions that are aligned with the overall service architecture.
  • Writes code that is easily testable, easily understood by other developers, and accounts for edge cases and errors.
  • Understands the testing pyramid, writes unit tests in accordance with it, as well as higher level tests, optionally with help from more senior engineers.
  • Uses a systematic approach to debug issues located within a single service, sometimes located over multiple services.
  • Is aware of the organization's monitoring philosophy and the operational data for their team’s domain.
  • Understands the importance of security. Utilizes this knowledge to ask more senior engineers for help on making decisions that may have security implications.
  • Understands their work domain, shares their knowledge frequently with their teammates, and contributes to their team's documentation. Watches out for opportunities to share knowledge.
  • Communicates effectively, clearly, concisely and in an audience-oriented way in written and verbal form to teammates, both technical and non-technical subjects, both in English and Hungarian.
  • Delivers SaaS solutions on AWS infrastructure, therefore we value experience 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 1 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, Javascript and Node.js or Typescript knowledge
  • Experience in frontend development, Typescript, React
  • Good general programming background (like OO design, design patterns, etc.)
  • Skill in writing unit, integration, end-to-end tests for implemented features
  • SQL knowledge (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  • DevOps mindset
  • Good command of English
  • Good work ethic, productive, proactive behavior
  • 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 Next.js is a plus
  • Experience with Spring, Groovy
  • Experience with Docker, AWS, Terraform, GitLabCI
  • Experience with Cloud / SaaS solutions
  • Experience in DevSecOps
  • Knowledge of Security principles

What we offer

  • 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

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