Senior Full-stack Software Engineer Java Elasticsearch
Pubblicato il 05-10-2026 - DID in Varese
JOB OPPORTUNITY · EU INSTITUTIONS — Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
Java · JPA · KendoUI · Elasticsearch · LLM / RAG · Ispra (VA)
CLIENT: European Institution – research centre, ICT Services unit
PROFILE: Full-stack Software Engineer – Senior level
WORK MODE: Near-site: at least 2 days/week on-site in Ispra (VA), Italy
CONTRACT: Time & Means, specific contract (may be executed in phases)
EXPERIENCE: 15+ years IT (Master's) · 17+ (Bachelor's) · 22+ (diploma)
EDUCATION: IT-relevant Master's / Bachelor's degree, or technical/scientific diploma
LANGUAGES: Italian and English B2 or higher (spoken and written)
MAX RATE: to be agreed
BACKGROUND & MANDATE
DID S.r.l. is looking for a Senior Full-stack Software Engineer for a near-site assignment with a European Institution in Ispra (VA), within the ICT unit that designs, builds and runs the information systems used across the organisation. The consultant will own full-stack development, maintenance and evolution of the "Work Programme" applications area:
a portfolio of Java Enterprise web applications for project planning, impact review, collaboration agreements and budget planning, plus a shared role-based authorization toolkit and a new AI assistant built on LLM + RAG. The environment is multicultural and multilingual, with strong emphasis on diligence, discretion and responsibility.
MAIN TASKS
- Core platform: maintain and evolve the core project-planning information system, ensuring long-term stability and maintainability
- New features: design and implement new features across the whole stack, from database design to front-end (data management plans, approval workflows, research-infrastructure features and the transition to the next EU research framework programme)
- Budget planning: evolve the budget planning module (credit re-allocation and redistribution, integration with scientific budget planning)
- AI assistant (LLM + RAG): contribute to the design and development of an AI-assisted help system base