Senior Research Software Engineer | California Institute of Technology Job at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

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  • California Institute of Technology
  • Pasadena, CA

Job Description

Senior Research Software Engineer

Caltech

Job Category: Fulltime Regular
Exempt Overtime Eligible: Exempt
Benefits Eligible: Benefit Based

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community.

Job Summary

The Software Accelerator is a new program that supports the development of software for science and engineering campus-wide, enabling research groups to pursue new scientific and technological advances that would not otherwise be feasible. The Research Software Engineers (RSEs) will primarily develop software but will also assist the Schmidt Academy for Software Engineering (details at ) in campus-wide training and mentoring entry-level engineers in best-practices in software engineering.

Job Duties:

As a Senior Research Software Engineer, you will:
  • Develop software for one or more research projects per year.
  • Enhance and maintain the capabilities of existing software developed either in research groups or within the Academy.
  • Contribute towards short software engineering bootcamps given during the year.
  • Provide technical expertise and guidance in applying the best industry standards for code health, scalability, and robustness.
  • Conceptualize and devise innovative ideas and technical designs for high-profile software projects in diverse science and engineering disciplines.
  • Assist Senior Engineers in providing mentoring of Schmidt Scholars in Software Engineering and SASE graduate student fellows as they work on projects in different research groups.
Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a science or engineering field.
  • 5 years of professional experience with software engineering.
  • 2 years of experience mentoring junior software engineers.
  • Strong programming skills in multiple languages such as Python, C/C++, Julia, or JavaScript.
  • Proficiency working with Git version control.
  • Experience with all phases of the software lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design, to operations and maintenance.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in computer science or a science or engineering field.
  • Expertise working with high-performance computing systems, GPU programming, machine learning, and/or full-stack.
  • Experience teaching best practices in software engineering.
  • Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams and to interact cross-functionally with a wide variety of people.
Required Documents
  • Resume
  • Cover Letter

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link:

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned science and engineering research and education institution, where extraordinary faculty and students seek answers to complex questions, discover new knowledge, lead innovation, and transform our future.

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