Associate Software Engineer (all genders) in Saarbrücken

ARIS is aProcess Intelligencecompany that helps organizations discover, create, and transform their processes to deliver measurable business outcomes and scale AI with confidence.

It combinesprocess design, real execution insight, and AI-driven optimization in a single, integrated platform-enabling organizations to build a governed digital twin of their operations, understand how work actually happens, and continuously deliver value across the enterprise.

By providing the process foundation, visibility, and governance required for AI adoption, ARIS enables businesses to deploy and scale Agentic AI safely and effectively, ensuring agents operate on trusted processes, data, and controls.

With over 30 years of expertise and recognition from leading analysts such as Gartner and Forrester, ARIS is trusted by global enterprises to turn process intelligence into real business impact.

For more information, visit www.ARIS.com and follow ARIS on LinkedIn.

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We are seeking an AssociateSoftware Engineer to join our team at ARIS in Germany.

In this role, you will contribute to our ARIS web application development and AI projects. The ideal candidate has experience with full-stack development using agentic coding tools like Claude Code, with a strong background in React programming, Java backend development and a passion for artificial intelligence and machine learning.

You will work with the development team to develop, implement, and maintain cutting-edge user interfaces and AI-based solutions.

This is a hybrid role, requiring 2 days per week in our Saarbrücken office.

Essential functions:

• Collaborate with the development team to design, implement, and maintain software solutions mainly using Java and React.
• Use agentic coding tools throughout the whole software development lifecycle
• Create clean, efficient, and maintainable code that meets the product requirements.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.

• Work closely with data scientists to translate AI algorithms into code.
• Implement and optimize machine learning algorithms for performance and scalability.
• Integrate AI models into existing software systems and platforms.
• Develop new end user interfaces for AI features based on React

• Develop unit tests and automated integration, UI, and performance tests to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Identify and debug issues in the codebase, providing timely resolutions, in particular while working on problems reported by our customers.

• Create and maintain technical documentation for software components and algorithms.
• Document code changes, system configurations, and development processes.

• Stay updated on the latest advancements in web technologies, TypeScript/React and Java, and particularly in AI & machine learning technologies.
• Continuously improve technical skills through self-learning and professional development.

Minimum requirements:

• Preferably a masters in computer science or a related field.
• Full-stack developer with strong proficiency and work experience in front-end development using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, Playwright, and backend development of REST services using Java and related frameworks like Spring.
• Experience with AI concepts, algorithms and frameworks, such as machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, natural language processing (NLP), or computer vision (CV) techniques.
• Knowledge of software development best practices, object-oriented design, design patterns, DevOps and version control systems.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication in German and English and collaboration abilities within a team environment.

Nice to haves:

• Experience with IntelliJ IDEA or VSCODE, Git/GitHub, and other development and DevOps tools.
• Familiarity with Scrum as an agile development methodology.
• Previous exposure to programming against typical frontier LLMs in combination with Spring AI, based on self-hosting, or operated by cloud service providers.
• Experience using services from AWS or Azure as cloud computing platforms and containerization technologies like Kubernetes and related tools and frameworks.
• Experience using Claude Code and related skills from the vendor or community.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and country-specific benefits.
• Flexible working model depending on country and local policy.
• Professional growth through exposure to process intelligence, AI-driven transformation, and strategic customer engagements.
• A role with direct impact on pipeline growth, win rates, and long-term customer value.

Work authorization & relocation

Please note thatvisa sponsorship and relocation support are not available for this position. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based without requiring employer sponsorship.

At SAG Aris GmbH we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and fairness where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, compensate, develop, promote, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

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