Applications Developer 2
About The Position
The World 3 Cybersecurity Innovations Lab (W3CIL) in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University conducts research and development in making breakthrough solutions for analyzing, vetting, and securing computer systems. W3CIL aims to develop novel and practical techniques for protecting the cyber-infrastructure critical to modern society. Underpinning this research is the development of fundamental techniques in binary software analysis and instrumentation, hybrid static/dynamic program modeling, and machine learning. The lab develops software and hardware platforms, tools, and workflows that support interdisciplinary research, real-world deployments, and sponsored project deliverables. W3CIL is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Applications Developer to lead and support software and hardware development activities across the team. This is a term role through Nov 2027. This position will work closely with faculty, students, and research staff to design, implement, test, document, deploy, and maintain high-quality research prototypes for W3CIL projects. The Applications Developer will play a central role in building reliable research prototypes, integrating prototypes into usable systems, supporting lab and field deployments, and strengthening the lab’s overall software and hardware engineering practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a closely related computing discipline.
- Strong programming skills in C, C++, and Python.
- Two years of experience with: Software design and development.
- Two years of experience with: Debugging, testing, and maintenance.
- Two years of experience with: Linux-based development environments.
- Experience integrating software designs into cyber-physical hardware platforms while accounting for size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C).
- Experience with version control systems such as Git and collaborative development platforms such as GitHub or GitLab.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and modern software engineering workflows.
- Experience building, integrating, and maintaining software across multiple environments and platforms.
- Knowledge of one or more of the following: Distributed systems.
- Knowledge of one or more of the following: Cyber-physical systems.
- Knowledge of one or more of the following: Critical infrastructure systems.
- Knowledge of one or more of the following: Data pipelines.
- Knowledge of one or more of the following: Applied AI/ML software environments.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to resolve issues with minimal direction.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative research environment.
Nice To Haves
- 2–4 years of relevant software or hardware development experience in a research, academic, or advanced technical environment.
- Experience developing software for cyberinfrastructure or interdisciplinary research applications.
- Contributing to open-source software or collaborative research software projects.
- Experience with containerization technologies, and deployment workflows.
- Experience with web application development, REST APIs, databases, and user-facing software tools.
- Experience with kernels, file systems, and drivers.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, document, deploy, and maintain high-quality research prototypes for W3CIL projects.
- Play a central role in building reliable research prototypes.
- Integrate prototypes into usable systems.
- Support lab and field deployments.
- Strengthen the lab’s overall software and hardware engineering practices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
