Junior Software Engineer

At DeSci Labs , we're on a mission to rebuild scientific publishing from the ground up . We believe the future of science is open, transparent, and decentralized. That's why we're developing the open-source infrastructure that will accelerate scientific progress—powered by Web3 and AI.

Founded in Switzerland in 2021 by scientists and engineers, DeSci Labs was the first to build a fully open-access scientific publishing platform on Web3 : DeSci Publish . To date, we've raised over $8 million in funding and are preparing for an upcoming token launch designed to shift ownership of scientific infrastructure to the global research community.

The Role

We're looking for a Junior Software Engineer who's eager to learn, grow, and ship real code that makes a difference. You'll work closely with our engineering team and external partners on high-impact initiatives, contributing directly to new platform features and helping shape the future of decentralized science publishing.

What You'll Do

• Attend customer-facing meetings to gather technical requirements to solve real world problems.
• Help develop customer-specific features using our existing open source software.
• Learn the ins and outs of our dPID protocol , which underpins our decentralized file sharing infrastructure.
• Gain a working understanding of the academic publishing ecosystem , including journal workflows, metadata standards, and persistent identifier (PID) systems.
• Write, debug, and maintain code in our main stack : TypeScript Node.js React , and PostgreSQL
• Help implement backend features, improve infrastructure, and support integrations with AI, vector search, and other tools.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and research teams in an async, remote-first environment.

What We're Looking For

Why Join Us

Help reshape how science is published, validated, and rewarded.

Work on real projects with the chance to grow fast.

Async-friendly team culture with autonomy and trust.

Collaborate with passionate scientists, engineers, and designers across continents.

Meet your team IRL in inspiring places.

Participate in the upside of a growing ecosystem.

How to Apply

send us an email with your resume, and why would you be a good fit for this role at info@desci.com

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