Backend Developer

About Akselos

Akselos delivers Structural Performance Management (SPM) software that empowers industrial operators to make safety-critical high-value decisions regarding the integrity and lifetime of their assets. As we scale our platform across complex data environments backend reliability performance and security are paramount. We are a forward-thinking team that bridges advanced engineering with modern cloud infrastructure and cutting-edge AI-assisted workflows.

The role

We are seeking a Backend Developer to design build and maintain the robust backend services and APIs that power our cloud-based high-performance computing (HPC) simulation this role you will collaborate closely with frontend developers simulation engineers and product teams to ensure our systems remain scalable and highly secure.

A central focus of this position is driving operational efficiency. We expect you to proactively leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripting and AI-assisted engineering tools to automate recurring development and backend tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Backend Service Engineering: Core feature development profiling backend services identifying bottlenecks and optimizing performance for safety-critical industrial-scale applications.
• Security & Quality Assurance: Auditing code pipelines for logic errors mitigating security vulnerabilities participating in peer code reviews and building automated testing suites.
• Cloud Infrastructure & Reliability: Scaling cloud resources (GCP/Azure) continuously upgrading CI/CD pipelines and implementing modern logging diagnostic and monitoring frameworks.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Aligning on system interfaces and technical requirements with global teams alongside making minor frontend widget adjustments (TypeScript/React) to seamlessly integrate backend features.
  
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What you bring (required qualifications)

• Education & Experience: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience paired with at least two years of professional backend development experience focused on cloud-based distributed systems.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong programming fluency in Python and SQL.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with a major cloud provider (GCP or Azure) Linux systems administration and Infrastructure as Code frameworks like Ansible and Terraform.
• AI-Assisted Development: Proven experience utilizing AI productivity tools (e.g. code generation automated profiling or refactoring assistants) to enhance output quality and workflow efficiency.
• Exceptional analytical thinking collaborative mindset andfluent English communication skills.
• Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in Switzerland. Extra EU work permits sponsorship is not available for this position.

Nice-to-haves (preferred qualifications)

• Familiarity with Slurm or other High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster management tools.
• Practical frontend or full-stack knowledge (JavaScript TypeScript React).
• Deep experience optimizing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

Location: Nyon Switzerland On-site 2-minute walk from Nyon train station

Why join us

At Akselos youll work on technology that helps protect and optimize critical infrastructure around the world. We combine energy expertise AI and advanced engineering to solve complex problems at global scale powered by a team that is humble hungry and smart and committed to doing exceptional work together.

To apply please submit your CV and a brief summary of your relevant backend experience.

Required Experience:

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