Working Student Software Development (m/f/d)

The Open Logistics Foundation and its supporting association Open Logistics e.V. were founded in 2021 and are independent and neutral organisations. The non-profit foundation, based in Dortmund, Germany, is dedicated to the voluntary development of innovative open source solutions at commodity level for the logistics industry. The focus is on open and fair cooperation between different companies, on a worlwide level. The overall goal is to solve the most pressing existing problems of the logistics and supply chain management (SCM) community with de-facto standards, tools and services on an open source basis.

Currently, the Open Logistics Foundation unites more than 50 international companies under its neutral umbrella. This community is well known for its forward thinking, courageous open source approach and output-driven way to work.

This community is organised, moderate and marketed by a small Head Office team. For this highly energetic team…

…we are currently looking for support – asap – as

Working Student Software Development (F/M/D) for the Open Logistics Foundation

based in Dortmund, Germany.

Minimum: 15 hours/week, maximum: 19 hours/week



Your tasks

• Development and maintenance of smaller software components, including refactoring tasks (backend and/or frontend depending on skills)
• Support and further development of our GitLab environment, including administration of users, projects, repositories, and CI/CD configurations
• Optimization of repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and development workflows
• Monitoring of issues and merge requests, providing initial reviews and following up with the development team
• Contribution to automation, deployment, and quality assurance processes
• Support for users and development teams in applying GitLab best practices
• Improvement of development, review, and documentation processes

Your profile

• Student in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
• Programming skills in at least one common language (Java, Python, etc.)
• Interest in software development and DevOps topics
• Basic familiarity with GitLab or willingness to learn it
• First experience with version control (e.g. Git) is a plus
• Motivation to learn and work in a team environment
• Good English skills

We offer

Are you looking for variety instead of everyday routine? A dynamic team spirit? Colleagues who are just as interested in building up something new as you are? Then we offer you a working environment in a non-profit and commonbenefit Foundation that works agilely like a start-up but is part of a strong network of global corporates, SMEs and initiatives. We offer exciting responsible tasks, flexibility, a huge network of experts and international perspectives. Remote work is welcome, but it is expected to be in the Dortmund based Head Office for at least two days a month

We look forward to receiving your application via the softgarden tool, consisting of a complete CV and a motivation letter stating the earliest possible starting date.