Senior Software Engineer

Overview

About Chemaxon

Chemaxon is an industry-leading cheminformatics software company helping early-stage drug discovery and chemistry research for more than 25 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 have recently been acquired by Certara, a US-based model-informed drug development services and software company. We are in an exciting time of organizational and business growth, so now is the perfect time to join our team!

About Certara

Certara accelerates the potential of bringing medicines to market and to patients using biosimulation software, technology, and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. Our clients include more than 2,400 biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies across 70 countries.

Our goal is to enable the life sciences industry’s use of data, modeling, and analytics to make better decisions across the various phases of discovery and drug development. Our software and scientists incorporate modern advances in scientific understanding, drug development experience, data analysis, and AI resulting in significant opportunities to decrease the cost and increase the probability of success for new drug approval and commercialization.

About The Team

Our product development teams are dedicated to building best-in-class products in the field of cheminformatics. 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 Senior Software Engineer to join our core R&D team developing the chemical intelligence behind our products. From chemical modeling to reaction handling and algorithm-heavy workflows, we develop the foundational Java libraries that drive our cheminformatics platform. With over 25 years of deep chemical expertise, we work at the intersection of science and software - supporting everything from internal tools to customer-built applications. Our work is both legacy and leading-edge: maintaining decades of proven code while modernizing it for the future.

Tired of repetitive tasks? Want to work on interesting problems?

Try your hand at this algorithmic challenge from Chemaxon!

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a highly skilled Java developer with strong algorithmic skills, and an interest in chemistry
• You will have an opportunity to work with a wide range of technologies in a variety of areas, working with new and legacy code as well
• Good, clean, maintainable code is important for us
• You will be involved in ideation, concept creation, where you will present your ideas using your communication & English skills as well
• As a team member, you will become responsible for the team’s products, which means involvement in technical support for our clients

Qualifications

• BSc or higher degree in Computer Sciences, Chemistry or related field, or equivalent experience
• Strong interest in chemical algorithms, or relevant experience in the chemical industry
• Strong Java knowledge
• Good general programming background (like OO design, TDD, design patterns, etc.)
• Experience with JUnit, Gradle, Git
• Good command of English
• Good work ethic, productive, proactive behaviour
• 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 Python
• Experience with Spring
• Experience with Docker, AWS, Terraform, Jenkins/GitLabCI
• Knowledge of Security principles

What We Offer

• Remote or Hybrid-way of working (8 days/month home office)
• Private health insurance (Medicover)
• Daily entry into Life1 Fitness Clubs
• 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
• 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

For some info on Chemaxon, you can check out these videos:

• a shorter one about what we do in a nutshell (~1.5 min)
• and one about the Budapest HQ (~30 min)