Production-Focused Research Software Engineer

Maxwell Bond; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Maxwell Bond is seeking a Research Software Engineer to design and unify our research software ecosystem. You will replace ad hoc tooling with shared infrastructure and bridge research code to production, aligning engineering practices with product goals.

You will architect data pipelines, APIs, and reusable frameworks, mentoring researchers and ensuring rigorous software standards across teams.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years in software engineering.
• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Strong software architecture and system design expertise.
• Proven track record of defining clean APIs and integrating cross-functional software systems.
• Solid engineering core: testing, documentation, version control, and AI-assisted development tools.
• Ability to refactor and optimize code written by scientific domain experts.
• High degree of autonomy and alignment with overall research and product goals.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain shared software infrastructure, tools, and data pipelines across the research team.
• Consolidate disparate internal tools into scalable, reusable frameworks to eliminate redundant development.
• Design robust APIs and interfaces connecting experimental code with production systems.
• Partner with software product teams to productionize complex research algorithms.
• Establish software engineering standards, version control workflows, code review practices, and AI-assisted tooling guidelines.
• Refactor and harden experimental code from domain experts while maintaining scientific integrity.
• Mentor researchers on software best practices and monitor ongoing development to streamline workflows.

Skills

Software architecture

API design

Go

Python (NumPy, pandas, SciPy)

MATLAB

Git

CI/CD

Testing

Documentation

Refactoring

Autonomy

Education

BS in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Go

MATLAB

Python (NumPy, pandas, SciPy)

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Maxwell Bond is seeking a Research Software Engineer to design and unify our research software ecosystem. You will replace ad hoc tooling with shared infrastructure and bridge research code to production, aligning engineering practices with product goals.

You will architect data pipelines, APIs, and reusable frameworks, mentoring researchers and ensuring rigorous software standards across teams.