Software Engineer, Sr - HRC0015899

Space Telescope Science Institute•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), is NASA’s science operations center for missions including the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. STScI leads observation planning, data analysis, public engagement, and data archiving for flagship missions. Our staff spans astronomy, engineering, education, IT, communications, and administration—working together to bring space science to the world. STScI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Instruments Division Software Engineering Branch (ISEB). We’re looking for a talented and experienced professional to work with fellow software engineers, technical staff, and scientists, who serve missions such as HST, JWST, and Roman. Visit our website to learn more about our missions [https://www.stsci.edu/what-we-do]. The Instruments Division is responsible for supporting observers in their use of the telescopes and archived data and ensuring that scientific instruments provide maximum effectiveness throughout their lifecycle, for the global community of researchers who use them. As a member of ISEB you will join an agile team of developers who: Create software tools and other products that will enable the astronomical community to analyze astronomical data more efficiently Architect and evolve end-to-end scientific data solutions Lead the design, development, and support of databases that support our tools Deploy and manage containerized workloads Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable use and deployment Partner with scientific, engineering, and non-technical stakeholders to ensure data analysis, performance, accessibility, and reliability of the software products and data analysis tools that we support Serve as a senior technical contributor, providing guidance on best practices for software Contribute to algorithm design, user support, training, and open-source projects Contribute to the design and development of cloud based (AWS) applications

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience
Strong experience designing, developing, and troubleshooting scalable data pipelines
Strong programming skills in Python using version control
Experience with task brokers, messengers, and queues such as kafka, SQS, redis, celery
Excellent problem-solving abilities and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical teams
Strong collaboration skills and the desire to engage with a broadly knowledgeable community
Proficiency working in a Linux environment

Nice To Haves

Experience in data processing, analysis, and related requirements in a science environment
Experience working with astronomical data
Background in astronomy, physics, or earth science
Experience working with (possibly scientific) datasets at TB and PB scale
Experience with C/C++ and Python interfacing, such as Cython and the C API
Experience with multithreading and performance optimization

Responsibilities

Create software tools and other products that will enable the astronomical community to analyze astronomical data more efficiently
Architect and evolve end-to-end scientific data solutions
Lead the design, development, and support of databases that support our tools
Deploy and manage containerized workloads
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable use and deployment
Partner with scientific, engineering, and non-technical stakeholders to ensure data analysis, performance, accessibility, and reliability of the software products and data analysis tools that we support
Serve as a senior technical contributor, providing guidance on best practices for software
Contribute to algorithm design, user support, training, and open-source projects
Contribute to the design and development of cloud based (AWS) applications

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