Open Source Research Software Engineer: BioJupyter & AI Collaboration

University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley is seeking a software engineer (OS-RSE) to help build BioJupyter and open source tools for data‑driven biomedical research. The role emphasizes collaboration across domain scientists and interdisciplinary teams.

You will contribute to reusable frontend components, data workflows, and integration of AI tools while adhering to open source practices. Strong communication and project leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced programming skills, including Python.
• Strong visual and interaction design craft.
• Experience building collaborative workflows for reproducible research.
• Version control with git; CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
• Experience in multi-stakeholder open source communities.
• Experience conducting biomedical research in academia or industry.
• Excellent communication and ability to work with diverse teams.
• Self-motivated and able to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, develop, modify, debug, deploy, and evaluate highly complex interface, software, and/or infrastructure solutions in interdisciplinary research collaborations.
• Work with domain scientists to identify friction in their research workflows, emphasizing data integration and sharing.
• Establish reusable frontend components and visual language for interdisciplinary workflows.
• Prepare and approve user and developer documentation; set technical requirements.
• Maintain 1–4 projects within the open source ecosystem; contribute features and reviews.
• Develop project plans as part of an interdisciplinary team and deliver tasks.
• Serve as technical lead for software projects of moderate scope.
• Advance open source practices and provide trainings within UC Berkeley OSPO.

Skills

Python

Git

GitHub Actions

Open source development

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Software design

Communication across technical and non

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

GitHub

Git

Job description

University of California, Berkeley is seeking a software engineer (OS-RSE) to help build BioJupyter and open source tools for data‑driven biomedical research. The role emphasizes collaboration across domain scientists and interdisciplinary teams.

You will contribute to reusable frontend components, data workflows, and integration of AI tools while adhering to open source practices. Strong communication and project leadership are essential.