Research Ingineer Position - Java Developer - Corese Library

Research Ingineer Position - Java Developer - Corese Library

Level of qualifications required : Graduate degree or equivalent

Fonction : Temporary scientific engineer

Level of experience : From 5 to 12 years

About the research centre or Inria department

Inria is the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science, of which the Inria Côte d'Azur University Center is a part. With strong expertise in computer science and applied mathematics, the research projects of the Inria Côte d'Azur University Center cover all aspects of digital science and technology and generate innovation. Based mainly in Sophia Antipolis, but also in Nice and Montpellier, it brings together 47 research teams and nine support services. It is active in the fields of artificial intelligence, data science, IT system security, robotics, network engineering, natural risk prevention, ecological transition, digital biology, computational neuroscience, health data, and more. The Inria Center at Université Côte d'Azur is a major player in terms of scientific excellence, thanks to the results it has achieved and its collaborations at both European and international level.

Context

Context

Since 2018, Inria has played a crucial role as a support for the State's action in the field of artificial intelligence, in close collaboration with the National Strategy for AI. To steer this mission, Inria has created the AI Program, which is part of the Program Agency set-up entrusted by the State to Inria, and which coordinates innovative cross-functional AI initiatives: research, transfer and support for public policies.

As part of the AI acceleration strategy, and in particular in the area of “developing cutting‑edge digital infrastructures, stimulating public‑private partnerships and increasing the impact of AI research”, Inria has proposed the implementation of an acceleration project to support the implementation and development of an open and interoperable sovereign platform of AI software libraries for French companies, and its scaling to the European level.

This initiative is one of Inria's priorities as part of the development of its AI acceleration strategy, and with the aim of contributing to French technological sovereignty and the economic impact on French industry.

The expected impact of these measures on French industry is to enable all French companies, as well as public and institutional players, to accelerate their digital transformation using AI, without being in a captive relationship with the dominant players, thanks to the availability of a generic technological base and a set of associated transfer mechanisms.

This project, named P16, has two main components:

• A private‑sector component aimed at industrializing the software in relation to the industrial and economic ecosystem, disseminating it in this world and ensuring, through the development of products and services, the economic sustainability of the project after the initial funded phase.
• A component aimed at the academic AI community, to facilitate and accelerate the industrialization of research results for industry, and to widely disseminate P16's achievements to the academic world.

As part of this ambition, the implementation of the measure is based on the development and dissemination of a coherent suite of software platforms for AI and data based on three actions:

• Action 1 focuses on data interoperability, proposing an architecture based on Web standards (Corese).
• Action 2, “Data Wrangling,” addresses data preparation, aiming to reduce the manual time required in data science projects (skrub).
• Action 3 focuses on model learning and execution, optimizing the scikit‑learn library to facilitate data analysis.

As part of the academic component, the AI Program is recruiting for Project P16 a Senior Java Developer Engineer for the Corese library, with a target start date of September 1, 2026.

Main activities

• Development of the Corese library:
• Re‑design, develop and maintain Corese library features using robust software development practices.
• Optimize code performance and quality by exploring different implementations.
• Document the library's code and APIs.
• Build continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
• Manage releases
• Development planning and phasing: Participate in task planning, organization of sprints, etc.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams:
• Collaborate with other technical teams within the P16 project to ensure seamless integration of the Corese library with other software components.
• Participate in coordination and planning meetings with related teams to align development goals and efforts.
• Participation in group activities:
• Participate in training courses and seminars.
• Participate in thematic networks to promote best practices in software engineering and experimentation.

Skills

Required skills:

• Solid experience in Java development, including interaction with databases.
• Ability to develop high‑quality Java software for production on application servers eg. Tomcat.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and ability to design modular architectures.
• Significant experience in continuous integration.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively on research and software development projects.
• Ability to work in agile mode.
• Ability to implement algorithms from academic publications.
• Ability to debug, extend and optimise the functionality of open‑source libraries.
• Excellent communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with internal and external teams.

Preferred skills :

• Experience in Semantic Web and RDF stack is a plus.
• Implementation of CI/CD continuous integration and deployment pipelines (Gradl, Gitlab, etc.).
• Experience in containerised deployment (docker / K8S).
• Development experience in python and python wrapping for java.

Education and experience:

• Relevant experience in similar projects.

Benefits package

• Partial reimbursement of public transport costs
• Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT (statutory reduction in working hours) + possibility of exceptional leave (sick children, moving home, etc.)
• Possibility of teleworking and flexible organisation of working hours
• Professional equipment available (videoconferencing, loan of computer equipment, etc.)
• Social, cultural and sports events and activities
• Access to vocational training
• Contribution to mutual insurance (subject to conditions)

Remuneration

From 2692 € gross monthly (according to degree and experience the gross salary will be increased)

• Theme/Domain : Algorithmics, Computer Algebra and CryptologySoftware engineering(BAP E)

EEO Statement

As part of its diversity policy, all Inria positions are accessible to people with disabilities.