PIM Software Engineer

Company Description

With over 100 years of experience, Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building sector and automotive industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world and, in over 400 factories, produces innovative technologies for customers worldwide. In doing so, it plays a crucial role in enabling the transformation of the construction and vehicle industries toward greater environmental compatibility. With more than 33,000 employees, the company generated sales of CHF 11.76 billion in 2024.

Job Description

The PIM Software Engineer develops the stable, scalable, and future‑proof services around Sika’s Product Information Management (PIM) platform based on Stibo STEP. The goal is enhance business processes around PIM with APIs and microsites that provide robust technical solutions to support the structured rollout of PIM. The role complements and strengthens the existing STEP expertise, by bringing additional software engineering capacity to support integrations, automations, and productivity enhancements.

Main Tasks:

Design, develop, configure, and maintain PIM functionality within and around Stibo STEP, aligned with the agreed PIM processes
- Support the design of STEP data models, workflows, integrations, and APIs in close collaboration with Corporate, Business, and IT teams.
- Ensure that PIM changes support country onboarding, future acquisitions, and corporate/business data clean‑up needs.
- Contribute to clear documentation, system governance, and alignment with PIM project charters.
- Build internal and external facing software solutions following SWE best practises, blueprints and design patters

Responsibility:

The PIM Software Engineer is responsible for the technical implementation of STEP‑based PIM functionalities and ensuring compliance with governance. They hold responsibility for infrastructure configurations, workflows, and integrations that are impacting PIM processes. No budget or contract authority. The software engineer has the authority to:
- enforce technical and process standards within and around the PIM platform,
- coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure that technical decisions align with Sika strategy
- influence project timelines and resource allocation where technical feasibility is concerned.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

- Minimum 3 years of full stack software engineering experience is required.

- Strong skills with Python and JavaScript is mandatory.

- Database, Algorithms, UX principles are expected.

- Commitment to customer service and excellent communication skills.

- Flexibility to move between diverse types of tasks, and the desire to do so.

Additional Information

• Sika – Building Trust. Trust is the most important thing for us. We trust in the capabilities of all our Sika team members - every day.
• Friendly, personable, and often surprisingly uncomplicated, that's how many of our employees describe their working relationship at Sika. We call this the Sika Spirit.
• We offer an attractive employment package with good social benefits, excellent pension fund and accident insurance solutions 
• ‘Sikalino’ – an excellent Childcare Center is next to the office
• Discount on public transport or on-site parking

We offer competitive salaries, aligned with local market benchmarks and the specific scope and responsibilities of each role. Compensation is determined based skills relevant to the position, education and/or training.  We are committed to fair and equitable pay practices in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

We offer competitive salaries, aligned with local market benchmarks and the specific scope and responsibilities of each role. Compensation is determined based skills relevant to the position, education and/or training.  We are committed to fair and equitable pay practices in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.