Senior Back End Developer

Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, inspire and develop diverse talents who will elevate BASF’s digital journey.

As one of the world’s largest chemical companies, BASF is on a mission to create chemistry with a sustainable future. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur, alongside four other Digital Hubs across the globe are part of the technology powerhouse driving our vision. Join our organization and make an impact in an inclusive and diverse work environment. We value individual differences and provide opportunities for you to contribute your unique perspective towards our collective goals.

Summary

• Digitalization will be a true part of BASF’s DNA that creates new exciting customer experiences and business growth as well as drives efficiencies in processes. Global Digital Services is supporting BASF business in Digitalization transformation. Our mission is to drive forward the digital transformation of BASF, providing innovative, global and high-quality digital products and services through a strong agile culture. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur is one of our global key locations to deliver regional and global solutions for BASF.
• In our SCOTT Solutions unit, you will support our customers on complex IT application topics in the area of sustainability and directly contribute to BASF's strategic path towards net zero.
• From the beginning you will be responsible of solving practical challenges that our internal partners face using state-of-the-art technology and methods.
• The team has a portfolio of solutions in productive use as well as in development. The technology setup is a BASF private azure with Kubernetes hosting containerized web applications written in python and java script.

Your main responsibilities include (but are not limited to)

• You will develop according to modern coding, security and tool standards
• You will not only consider development of new applications, but also operations and maintenance as a valuable part of your daily work
• You will always have an eye on technical innovations and evaluate them in terms of their usefulness for the team
• You will work in a self-organized way within a small team and collaborate across different solutions
• You will lead tasks or subprojects and align with stakeholders on scope, feasibility and timeline

Requirements

Education

• University graduate, majoring in Information Technology or Digitalization

Working Experience

• More than 5 years professional experience in an IT environment

Technical & Professional Knowledge (Mandatory)

• Proven experience as a Senior Backend Developer
• Strong expertise in Python (fastAPI, Pandas, celery)
• Database skills, particularly Postgres and HANA
• Knowledge of CI/CD DevOps framework and version control systems (for example GIT)
• Familiarity with GitHub Copilot
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English
• Team player with high willingness to learn, a positive attitude, as well as experience working in global and diverse teams

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023.

BASF is committed to empowering its employees to pursue their interests and explore emerging technologies. By investing in top-quality tools and promoting cross-functional collaboration, we encourage our team members to drive positive change within our organization. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey.

Further Information at https://go.basf.net/careers_digitalhubkl