Bachelor's / Master's Thesis - Agentic Software Development - Cloud Backend (m/f/d)

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Work type: Onsite
Category: Software Engineering

Bachelor\'s / Master\'s thesis opportunity in Ulm to evaluate agentic AI in software development. Develop and assess how AI coding agents can be integrated into professional workflows, improve toolchains, and enhance developer acceptance and trust in agentic development.

What they are looking for

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Bachelor's / Master's Thesis - Agentic Software Development - Cloud Backend (m/f/d)

Ulm

Job ID

85492

Division

Liebherr International

Company

Liebherr-Digital Development Center GmbH

Work area

Research / development

Country

DE

Entry level

Students

Salary

Type of contract

full time

immediately

We are looking for a motivated student to evaluate the usage of agentic AI in our software development processes as part of a Bachelor's or Master's thesis in Ulm.

You will investigate how AI coding agents can be effectively integrated into professional software development, explore technical and organizational challenges, and develop practical solutions to improve the efficiency, quality, and acceptance of agentic development within our teams.

Your responsibilities

Analyze existing software development workflows and identify opportunities, challenges and barriers to adopting agentic AI

Research and evaluate modern AI coding agents, tools and best practices for agentic software development

Design and implement improvements to our development toolchain, such as custom agents, reusable skills and tool integrations

Investigate how established development processes, including code reviews, testing, and quality assurance, can be adapted to AI-generated code

Collaborate with development teams to identify pain points, gather feedback and develop approaches to improve developer acceptance and trust in agentic workflows

Evaluate improvements in practical development scenarios and derive recommendations for the further adoption of agentic software development

Your qualifications

Currently studying Computer Science or a related field

Practical experience in software development and familiarity with modern development practices and tools

Strong interest in generative AI, large language models, and AI-assisted software development

First experience with AI coding assistants or agentic development tools is beneficial

Analytical mindset, independent working style, and enthusiasm for exploring new technologies

Good communication skills and an interest in collaborating with our software development teams

Profound communication skills in both German and English

Our offer

As an innovative family business, we know that your ideas are our future. That‘s why we give you responsibility at an early stage after appropriate training. Exciting and varied topics await you. In addition, you can profit from our benefits:

Attractive salary

Flexible working hours

High degree of autonomous working

Individual opportunities for further training

All-round care with reduced meal rates in a company restaurant

Company health management

Have we awoken your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your online application. If you have any questions, please contact Lena Dangel.

One Passion. Many Opportunities.

The company

Liebherr-Digital Development Center GmbH in Ulm develops digital solutions for the entire Liebherr Group. Our passionate team from the areas of software development, engineering and data science works together on various projects from the whole Liebherr product world. Our mission: creating outstanding digital experiences!