Scientific Software Developer (ABQ)

Stellar Science•Albuquerque, NM

About The Position

Join a team of collaborative scientists and software engineers building and maintaining high-quality, extensible software using modern C++ practices. The Scientific Software Developer collaborates with software and domain experts to design and implement software that solves complex, real-world problems. The work supports a variety of advanced domains, including computer vision, atmospheric and physics-based modeling, high-performance computing, space domain awareness, and machine learning. Candidates should bring strong object-oriented development and C++ programming experience, a track record of learning new paradigms, and a desire to build clean, high-quality code. Interest in adopting modern C++23 practices is highly valued. The position requires U.S. citizenship, willingness to undergo a background investigation, and ability to perform some work at government and/or customer sites in Albuquerque. An active security clearance is a plus but is not required to apply. During the evaluation process, candidates will be asked to provide an example of their code. This may be work, coursework, or a personal project.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree (M.S./Ph.D.) in computer science, mathematics, science, or an engineering field.
Strong experience with object-oriented development and C++ programming.
Track record of learning new paradigms and desire to build clean, high-quality code.
U.S. citizenship.
Willingness to undergo a background investigation.
Ability to perform some work at government and/or customer sites in Albuquerque.
Provide a representative code sample early in the evaluation process; it may be from work, coursework, or a personal project.

Nice To Haves

Enthusiasm for or interest in adopting modern C++23 practices.
Active security clearance.
Experience or interest in Python, Java, TypeScript, C++ Boost, or Eigen.
Experience or interest in supercomputing, including OpenMP, threads, MPI, GPUs, or CUDA.
Experience or interest in cross-platform development on Linux and Windows.
Experience or interest in 3D graphics, including OpenGL, Vulkan, or WebGL.
Experience or interest in user interface development, including Qt or Material UI.
Experience or interest in physics or aerospace modeling, orbital mechanics, directed energy, or simulation frameworks such as AFSIM.
Experience or interest in machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow and data analysis tools such as NumPy and pandas.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with software and domain experts to design and implement software that solves complex, real-world problems.
Build and maintain high-quality, extensible code using modern C++ practices.
Build and support software across domains including computer vision, atmospheric and physics-based modeling, high-performance computing, space domain awareness, and machine learning.