Athlete-Performance Research Software Engineer

Another Source; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University’s Digital Athlete team seeks a software engineer to advance OpenSim and biomechanics tooling. You will develop tools for real-time movement analysis, simulations, and researcher-friendly interfaces to design custom studies.

Collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers on C++, Python, Java, and MATLAB interfaces, aiming to improve performance, visualization, and accessibility of the biomechanics software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• 2+ years of programming experience in Java or Python, or another Object-Oriented Programming language.
• 2+ years of experience as a full-stack web developer.
• 2+ years of C++ programming experience.
• A commitment to high-quality professionally engineered software.
• Excellent skills in communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop a mobile application for real-time movement analysis during activities like running, jumping, and cutting.
• Create a compelling and straightforward user experience for researchers to visualize simulations of movement and create their own custom studies.
• Develop a robust user experience in Python and other improvements to facilitate uptake of biomechanics software by the machine learning community.
• Conduct software performance profiling and benchmarking to reduce computation time and expand simulation capabilities.
• Participate in OpenSim software development work at API and GUI levels; design and implement new tools for worldwide collaborators.
• Mentor lower-level software developers and act as a technical resource for applications.
• Support external development teams using OpenSim by answering questions and handling feature requests and bug reports.
• Work with the project team to understand user communities and tailor coding decisions to their needs.

Skills

Java

Python

Full-stack development

C++

Communication & teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

5+ years of relevant experience

Tools

CMake

MATLAB

OpenSim API

Job description

Stanford University’s Digital Athlete team seeks a software engineer to advance OpenSim and biomechanics tooling. You will develop tools for real-time movement analysis, simulations, and researcher-friendly interfaces to design custom studies.

Collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers on C++, Python, Java, and MATLAB interfaces, aiming to improve performance, visualization, and accessibility of the biomechanics software.