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Overview

With support from more than 30 countries, laboratories at six locations across Europe and thousands of scientists and engineers working together, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory is a powerhouse of biological expertise. The intergovernmental organisation, headquartered in Heidelberg, was founded in 1974 with the mission of promoting molecular biology research in Europe, training young scientists, and developing new technologies.

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Embl over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
92
Postings analysed
26
Stack modernity
78/100AI adopter
Languages
Python73%
JavaScript19%
TypeScript15%
Java12%
Frameworks & libraries
Angular12%
React.js12%
Vue.js12%
Django8%
Databases
PostgreSQL31%
MySQL12%
ElasticSearch8%
BigQuery4%
Cloud & platforms
Linux38%
Unix31%
Kubernetes15%
AWS8%
AI & ML
LLM4%
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Full Embl tech stack 92 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$55k
Typical range
$47k – $65k
Open positions
5
1 Jobs
Senior 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Senior 1 $49k $49k
Highest paying role HR Partner $65k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
92/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
18
15 opened / 14 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
25 days
faster than 46% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~1 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Science & Research
33% ▲
Backend
15% ▼
Management
8% ▲
Operations
8% ▲
Field & Service
8% ▲
AI/ML
5% ▼
Actively hiring for Science & Research (+7 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Smartsheet to stack Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack Sep 2026
Added Service Desk to stack Sep 2026
Added Active Directory to stack Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack Sep 2026
Added Unix to stack Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack Sep 2026
Added Node JS to stack Sep 2026
Added TimescaleDB to stack Sep 2026
Added Time Series Forecasting to stack Sep 2026
Added Pytest to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
5
Hiring now
5
Countries
4
Busiest office
Heidelberg
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Heidelberg Germany
Engineering / R&D
Heidelberg
9 open roles 15 posted in 90 days 44% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $61k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research, Operations, Management
seen since May 2025 job postings
Grenoble France
Engineering / R&D
Grenoble
4 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 75% engineering 500-1000 est. staff $51k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research, DevOps, Field & Service
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Rome Italy
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 200-500 est. staff $57k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research
seen since Aug 2026
Barcelona Spain
Heidelberg
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff $57k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Hamburg Germany
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff $57k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research
seen since Aug 2026

Jobs

≈ $64k – $153k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • United Kingdom
Python
Poetry
Databases
PostgreSQL
TimescaleDB
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Copilot
Cursor
Claude Code
AI Agents
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Grafana
HPC
QA
Pytest
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In office • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Grenoble
Linux
Windows
Cybersecurity
Active Directory
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