Software Engineer

Job Description:

• Architecture and Design - participates in the definition and documentation of requirements, architecture and design of complex systems based on knowledge of relevant software technologies being developed and/or used in commercial and scientific communities. 
• Software Development - develops, tests, documents, deploys and maintains high-quality software including REST interfaces, command-line interfaces, desktop and mobile clients, and distributed resource integration software such as Globus Connect.
• Support - works in close collaboration with the Globus front line support and professional services teams, and directly with end users, to provide technical support services.
• Research - participates in and contributes to research efforts related to the software, including collecting and analyzing data and writing research papers for journals or conferences.
• Team Coordination and Professional Development - contributes to team coordination and development activities, including project planning, project reporting, and recruitment. Maintains a working knowledge of relevant software technologies being developed and/or used in scientific and commercial communities.
• Performs code testing on components and works to ensure that appropriate implementation standards are met.
• Supports and maintains existing applications. Works with web developers and responds to requests from users.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another relevant computer related field.
• Advanced degree in computer science or another relevant computer related field.

Experience:

• One year of relevant programming experience developing, implementing, debugging, and maintaining applications with Python or C.
• Background with a distributed version control system (e.g., Git).
• Working knowledge of Linux.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Python programming.
• SQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite).
• Containers (e.g. Docker, Singularity, Kubernetes).
• Web technologies (e.g. REST, HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, PHP).
• High performance computing (HPC).
• HTTP servers (e.g. Apache, NGINX).
• Cloud Computing (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Unit and integration testing tools (e.g. pytest, Jenkins).
• Web security technologies (e.g. SSL/TLS, OAuth2, OpenID Connect and PKI).
• Contributing to an open source project.
• Shell scripting (e.g., Bash).
• Agile (e.g. Scrum) development processes.

Preferred Competencies

• Exposure to fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of software development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Use standard software development applications and tools.
• Prioritize and manage workload to meet critical project milestones and deadlines.
• Work in a collaborative team environment.
• Attention to detail.
• Maintain confidentiality related to sensitive University matters such as strategic initiatives, trade secrets, quiet periods, and scientific discoveries yet to be put in the public domain.

Working Conditions

• Flexible work schedule, which includes occasional late night and/or weekend hours.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)

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