SOFTWARE ENGINEER 1

Req #: 219093
Department: ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT
Posting Date: 03/21/2023
Closing Info:
Open Until Filled
Salary: $6843 - $11120 per month
Shift: First Shift
Notes:
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As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
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The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), which will be carried out by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, is the flagship ground-based astronomical survey of the 2020s. With an estimated start date in 2024, LSST will generate the deepest-ever, multi-color, 10-year-long movie of the southern sky, detecting 30 billion stars and galaxies and amassing 100 PB of imaging and catalog data. This is part of a trend of ever-larger and more complex astronomical imaging surveys: science is at an inflection point where the volume of data and the software infrastructure we use to analyze it can fundamentally change our understanding of the universe. The scientific reach of the LSST will be extraordinary, addressing questions such as: how did the Solar System form; what governs the birth and death of stars; how does dark matter sculpt the shape of our Galaxy; will an asteroid devastate the Earth in the next century; what is the nature of the dark energy that drives the expansion of our Universe?
The software team that you will be part of will begin by developing software for direct and immediate scientific application to data from existing surveys, scaling up to the data volume and complexity of LSST in 3 years. As a Software Engineer, you will work with full-stack engineering teams at the University of Washington and Carnegie Mellon University. You will develop cloud-based and HPC software platforms built on JupyterHub that will enable the analysis of time series and static data from the LSST. You will work with astronomers and scientists to integrate their analysis code into these scalable analysis frameworks utilizing tools such as Spark and Dask. Development will be undertaken in an agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software. It will incorporate software best practices such as peer code review, to produce secure, testable, maintainable, and extensible code. The duties for this position include the following:
Design and Implement Applications (60%):
- Design and implement applications/systems that offer a wide range of functionalities to the research
- Contribute to other deliverables as designed by LINCC leadership. Collaborate with research design (20%):
- Collaborate with researchers in the design, planning, and implementation software that enriches research productivity and reliability.
- Build understanding of research activities through regular engagements.
- Analyze Business Processes/Procedures and Define/Document Customer Requirements Problem Resolution/Project Tasks (15%):
- Perform analysis and troubleshooting for application issues and process challenges
- Responsible for the successful completion of assigned project tasks with minimum supervision. Other Duties (5%)
- Provide weekly status reports to the management or as required. Information should be accurate, timely, and pertinent.
- Share in 24/7 on-call duties with other team members as required.
- Participate in all aspects of improving the team, including education/training of other team members and contributing to process/communication improvement initiatives.
- Work with manager to set professional goals for career development. Minimum Requirements:
- A bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in software engineering.
- Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Python, Java, C including object-oriented design.
- Experience cultivating positive and productive professional relationships with individuals from diverse social, cultural, and political contexts and ability to build rapport quickly. Desired:
- Experience with software infrastructure, cloud deployment, high performance computing, and scalable architectures.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and excellent problem-solving skillsApplication Process:The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select "Apply to this position". Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your "My Jobs" page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.