A key global player in fermentation for more than a century, Lesaffre, with a 2,7 billion euro turnover, and established on all continents, counts 11,000 employees and more than 96 nationalities. On the strength of this experience and diversity, we work with customers, partners and researchers to find ever more relevant answers to the needs of food, health, naturalness and respect for our environment. Thus, every day, we explore and reveal the infinite potential of microorganisms.

To nourish 9 billion people, in a healthy way, in 2050 by making the most of our planet’s resources is a major and unprecedented issue. We believe that fermentation is one of the most promising answers to this challenge.

Lesaffre – Working together to better nourish and protect the planet.

• The Biofoundry. Lesaffre is establishing the first industrial Biofoundry in France. It’s gathering an international team of motivated, risk-taking scientists and engineers to merge biology, engineering, automation, and computer science to improve microorganism engineering, screening, and selection for a wide portfolio of industrial biotechnology applications (baking, brewing, bioethanol, flavors and fragrances, food and feed, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals).
• The Automation and Software Engineering team. As a transversal support team in the Biofoundry, working in tight coordination with biology expert teams, our mission is to automate, integrate and develop solutions to accelerate the development of biological products. 

Key words: programming, design, automation, DevOps, Web Apps, git, API, Jupyter, LIMS. 

In the context of a new position, we are looking for a Software engineer with a focus on automation. 

Your main mission will be :

• Take ownership of designing, developing, and maintaining the Biofoundry's software infrastructure. Work with biology expert team members (designers, workflow developers, and data architects) to translate their needs into software infrastructure requirements.  

• Develop custom software for robotic workstations and data automation. 

• Develop solutions using our internal development environment and our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) APIs.   

• Collaborate with other teams within R&D to interface our LIMS with others. 

• Troubleshoot software issues, using analytical tools to identify and document defects and participate in root cause analysis.  

• Animate our Biofoundry’s programming community, including other developers in the R&D department.  

• Conceive innovative software solutions that enable effective laboratory automation, ensuring the Biofoundry runs efficiently and reliably.  

• Participate in the Biofoundry Operational excellence by monitoring and maintaining permanent running services.   

• Master's degree in computer science, or related field.  

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in developing and maintaining software infrastructure.  

• Expertise in programming languages such as Python, C++ and SQL (others like JS, VBS, HTML or C# are also appreciated). 

• Experience with Git (Gitlab), API development, user interface UI design, Jupyter, web apps. 

• Experience in software development in Linux (Windows appreciated). 

• Experience with SQL and non-SQL databases.  

Skills:

• Fluent English is mandatory. 

• Programming languages, DevOps, Cloud Applications. 

• Project oriented. 

• Versatility, autonomy, innovative. 

• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail. 

• Ability to work within a multiskilled team environment. Teamwork. 

• Excellent communication and analytical skills. 

What can Lesaffre offer you:

• We are a successful family-owned company with long-standing history where people truly matter
• We promote a sense of fulfilment with a genuine mission: nourish and protect the planet
• You will experience intellectual challenges within a strong manufacturing organization

All our jobs are open to people with disabilities.