Software Engineer
Frontiers Media
Software Engineer
Frontiers Media
Facilitates peer-reviewed academic publishing
Frontiers Media · Madrid, Spain (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-11
Workplace: hybrid
Department: Technology
Science advances fastest when researchers can collaborate across boundaries — institutional, geographic, and disciplinary. Research Topics are how Frontiers makes that happen: themed, peer-reviewed article collections where leading researchers from around the world propose a theme, invite contributors, and curate the resulting work into an openly accessible body of knowledge — free for anyone, anywhere to read and build upon.
We are looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer with a strong backend lean to join the team that builds and evolves the platform powering this experience. You will work on the Research Topic Management (RTM) application — a distributed .NET system with Vue/Nuxt frontends, SQL Server-heavy data operations, Github/Azure DevOps-driven deployments, and async integration workflows connecting multiple internal services.
This is a senior role where autonomy, ownership, and technical leadership are central. You will own complex backend systems and full-stack features end-to-end — from specification refinement and architectural decisions, through implementation, to production monitoring and incident resolution. You will work on real production systems where SQL performance, distributed reliability, and integration correctness matter daily.
We have fully embraced AI-based spec-driven design, integrating AI throughout the entire software development lifecycle — using skills, rules, multi-agent workflows, and automation for code review, testing, and code analysis. From specification to implementation, AI tooling shapes how we architect, build, and iterate, making us faster, more deliberate, and focused on what matters most. This isn’t an experiment. It’s how we work.
Your work directly enables researchers worldwide to collaborate, publish openly, and push science forward.
Science advances fastest when researchers can collaborate across boundaries — institutional, geographic, and disciplinary. Research Topics are how Frontiers makes that happen.
Each Research Topic is a themed collection of peer-reviewed articles built around an emerging or critical area of science. Leading researchers from around the world propose a theme, invite contributors, and curate the resulting work — transforming scattered individual efforts into a coherent, openly accessible body of knowledge. When complete, every collection is published as a free ebook, available to anyone, anywhere.
These are not just publications. They are communities of researchers working together toward answers that matter: healthier lives, a more sustainable planet, a deeper understanding of the world we share.
The Research Topic Management (RTM) application is the platform that makes this possible at scale. It supports the full lifecycle — from the moment a researcher proposes a topic, through editorial coordination, contributor recruitment, and submission tracking, all the way to publication and closure. RTM gives the teams behind Frontiers the tools they need to turn a scientific idea into open, lasting knowledge — one collection at a time.\
Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.
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Facilitates peer-reviewed academic publishing
Frontiers is a digital publisher in academia that hosts a broad collection of peer-reviewed research across more than 1,500 disciplines. Authors pay article publishing charges (APCs) to have their papers reviewed and published, and Frontiers provides the editorial and peer-review process that leads to a decision typically within about 61 days. The platform emphasizes scientific integrity by strengthening quality control to combat fraudulent science and to ensure trustworthy results. It also uses advanced technology, including satellite data and modeling, to support its publishing and to illustrate scientific phenomena. The company’s goal is to serve researchers worldwide by offering a reliable, accessible venue for publishing and disseminating high-quality scientific work while sustaining its operations through APCs.
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