Open-Source Neuroscience Data Engineer

Dartmouth; Hanover (NH); On-site; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College's Center for Open Neuroscience (CON) seeks a Research Software Engineer to build infrastructure that makes neuroscience data FAIR, open, and reproducible. You will work on DataLad, DANDI, EMBER, and OpenNeuro Archives.

This high-impact role blends scientific computing with data engineering, designing workflows for versioned data management and processing, and collaborating with researchers across institutions and countries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, neuroscience, or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent proficiency through a public track record of software engineering contributions (e.g., GitHub/GitLab profile).
• 2 years of relevant software engineering and programming experience.
• Deep understanding of git — script around plumbing beyond routine workflows.
• Proficiency in Python and its ecosystem (pytest, CLI frameworks, packaging).
• Experience with open-source software development workflows: public code review, CI, issue-driven development.
• Familiarity with virtualization/containerization (Docker/Podman, Singularity/Apptainer) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or similar).
• Ability to work independently, prioritize across multiple projects, and communicate in a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement workflows for versioned data management and processing.
• Apply workflows to real data wrangling tasks and contribute to national neuroimaging archives.
• Help shape standards for how neuroscience data is organized and shared.
• Collaborate with developers, neuroscientists, and standards architects across institutions and countries.

Skills

git

Python

pytest

CLI frameworks

packaging

open-source workflows

Docker/Podman

Singularity/Apptainer

AWS

GCP

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, neuroscience, or related field

Tools

GitHub/GitLab

DataLad

git-annex

DANDI CLI / API

BIDS

NWB

Job description

Dartmouth College's Center for Open Neuroscience (CON) seeks a Research Software Engineer to build infrastructure that makes neuroscience data FAIR, open, and reproducible. You will work on DataLad, DANDI, EMBER, and OpenNeuro Archives.

This high-impact role blends scientific computing with data engineering, designing workflows for versioned data management and processing, and collaborating with researchers across institutions and countries.