Associate Applications Developer: UVEX Data Pipelines

California Institute of Technology; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Caltech IPAC is seeking an Associate Applications Developer to contribute to data processing pipelines for the UVEX mission. You will develop and test production-quality code, document designs, and collaborate with the UVEX team in a distributed project environment.

Qualified candidates have a Bachelor's in a technical field and 3+ years in Python and C/C++, plus experience with Git/GitHub and Jira. This is an on-site role at the Caltech campus in Pasadena, with occasional remote work days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Astronomy, Physics, Math, CS, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a software developer using Python and C/C++.
• Familiarity with source code version control (git/GitHub) and issue/bug tracking systems (Jira).

Responsibilities

• Develop and test algorithms for pipeline processing and validation.
• Document designs and software; participate in UVEX project meetings.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Git

Software dev

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Job description

Caltech IPAC is seeking an Associate Applications Developer to contribute to data processing pipelines for the UVEX mission. You will develop and test production-quality code, document designs, and collaborate with the UVEX team in a distributed project environment.

Qualified candidates have a Bachelor's in a technical field and 3+ years in Python and C/C++, plus experience with Git/GitHub and Jira. This is an on-site role at the Caltech campus in Pasadena, with occasional remote work days.