Research Software Engineer

To be successful in this position, you will need: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline and eight years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in designing, developing, testing, and deploying applications.
• Strong understanding of data design, architecture, relational databases, and data modeling.
• Thorough understanding of all aspects of software development life cycle and quality control practices.
• Ability to define and solve logical problems for highly technical applications.
• Ability to select, adapt, and effectively use a variety of programming methods.
• Work with other technical professionals to develop standards and implement best practices.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills

In addition, our preferred requirements include: 

• Masters in Computer Science
• Experience in designing, documenting, testing and implementing flexible software solutions leveraging best practices with code management, leveraging APIs etc.
• Substantial expertise in building maintainable software packages
• Demonstrated experience in scientific computing, MPI, OpenMP and GPUs
• Proven experience with CMake and other cross-platform software build systems
• Experience with code packaging in Python and R with links to code libraries written in C, C++ and Fortran
• Experience in creating and using containers such as Docker, Singularity or other UNIX container systems
• Experience with package management frameworks and tools for installing complex scientific software (e.g. Spack)
• Preferred experience in porting applications to the Cloud
• Knowledge of Stanford University systems and policies

* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job. 

How to Apply 
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