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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior software engineer DANS - **Company:** Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen - **Location:** Den Haag, Netherlands (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** €4,728.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Databases, Data Security, Dataspaces, Data Structures, Github, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Linked Data, Metadata, Metadata Standards, Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, SPARQL, High Performance Computing, Fastapi, Knowledge Representation, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Software Version Control - **Published:** June 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://nl.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e1a93763be9de0d1 ## About the Role Are you an experienced technical professional ready to contribute to large-scale international projects in the field of open science? Do you have a strong background in software engineering, and are you motivated to help advance FAIR data infrastructures in Europe? Then this position may be a perfect fit for you., You hold a master's degree in a relevant field (e.g. computer science, engineering). You have a minimum of five years of experience in both software engineering and project-based work in international research environments. In addition, you will bring the following knowledge and skills: * Proven experience in software development with Python and JavaScript. * Experience with version control systems such as Git and GitHub. * Experience with containers, cloud deployment, and HPC environments. * Experience with structured and semantic data models and technologies, including RDF, SKOS, SHACL, and SPARQL, as well as knowledge representation. Are considered a plus: * Experience in leading tasks or work packages in EU-funded projects. * Affinity with open science, FAIR data, metadata standards, and research data infrastructures (e.g. EOSC, European Data Spaces). * Must be fluent in English; understanding of Dutch is a plus. ## Description As a Senior Software Engineer, you will primarily work within the context of European-funded projects such as EOSC Data Commons. You will lead tasks and work packages focused on research data infrastructure, metadata quality and FAIR assessment, and metadata services within the EOSC Federation. Your responsibilities will include: * Designing and developing software tools and applications to support FAIR data access, metadata harvesting, and data quality assessment. * Designing, building, deploying and maintaining RESTful web-services in Python (e.g. FastAPI). * Building and maintaining container-based back- and front-end components using Python and JavaScript. * Managing data structures across various database systems: relational (PostgreSQL) and triplestores (e.g. GraphDB, Fuseki). * Contributing to technical innovations in Linked Data, workflow orchestration, application containerization, and CI/CD pipelines. * Collaborating with international partners in EU-funded EOSC initiatives, including projects such as Data Commons and EDEN to design, develop, and integrate interoperable software components supporting federated open science infrastructures. * Leading project work packages, monitoring progress and milestones, ensuring the timely delivery of project deliverables, and contributing to reporting and dissemination tasks. * Working with the open-source Dataverse repository software, and interact with the APIs from platforms such as DataCite, OpenAIRE, 4TU.ResearchData and Skosmos. * Representing DANS in national and international project meetings and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships. ## Related Videos - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [Intro to FastAPI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/462-intro-to-fastapi) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Local Candidates vs International Talent - Building the Very Best Dev Team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1067-local-candidates-vs-international-talent-building-the-very-best-dev-team) - [Building and Deploying Multi-Agent Systems with ADK and Vertex AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1918-building-and-deploying-multi-agent-systems-with-adk-and-vertex-ai) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) ## Related Articles - [The Netherlands – Europe’s powerhouse for software development?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/31-the-netherlands-europe-s-powerhouse-for-software-development) - [How to Find Tech Jobs in Amsterdam](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/279-how-to-find-tech-jobs-in-amsterdam) - [Software Developer Salary in The Netherlands [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/217-software-developer-salary-in-the-netherlands-2023) - [How to land a developer job in Amsterdam](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/36-how-to-land-a-developer-job-in-amsterdam) - [Best Companies in the Netherlands: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/193-best-companies-in-the-netherlands-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)