Scientific Software Engineering (SSE) Center - Senior/Principal Research Engineer (open rank)

Clayton State University; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior/Principal Research Engineer to join their innovative team. This hybrid role involves leading groundbreaking software projects that push the boundaries of technology. You will have the opportunity to design, develop, and maintain software systems while mentoring junior engineers in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong educational background in software engineering and a passion for both industry and academia. If you are eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic research-oriented setting, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral degree with relevant experience in software engineering.
• Experience with modern software practices and tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to software projects at the SSE Center.
• Design, develop, and maintain software systems for various projects.

Skills

Software Engineering Practices

Team Collaboration

Mentoring

Effective Communication

Education

Master's Degree

Doctoral Degree

Tools

CI/CD

Automated Testing

Cloud Platforms

Job description

Scientific Software Engineering (SSE) Center - Senior/Principal Research Engineer (open rank)

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

About the School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Computer Science is home to a group of faculty and researchers with breadth and strength in all aspects of the computational process. Our research is at the forefront of AI Foundations, Computer Architecture, Data Systems, Programming Languages & Software Engineering, Networking, Systems, and Theory in computer science.

The SSE Center is building a team of professional software engineers (with varying degrees of industry experience) who are excited about working in a highly dynamic and research-oriented development environment.

Location

Atlanta, GA

Job Summary

The School of Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology is seeking to hire a Research Engineer, open rank to contribute and potentially lead the school's various ground-breaking software projects. Some projects will require solutions developed from the ground up and others may involve refactoring existing solutions to conform to industry standards.

This is a hybrid position.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and lead one or more software projects among the ones pursued by the SSE Center.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software systems related to center projects.
• Interact regularly with other engineers in the center, including mentoring junior engineers and student interns.
• Foster a comprehensive and collaborative work environment.
• Provide regular project status reports to the Center Director and the Lead Software Engineer.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree with seven (7) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
• Master's degree with nine (9) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or
• Doctoral degree with four (4) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree.

Principal Research Engineer

• Master's degree with eleven (11) years of relevant full-time experience, or
• Doctoral degree with seven (7) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modern software engineering practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, automated testing, cloud platforms, etc.).
• Experience with at least one statically typed programming language (C++, C#, Go, Java, Rust, FORTRAN, etc.).
• Ability and desire to work well within a team.
• Desire to mentor and be mentored by others.
• An understanding of scientific software.
• Experience with open-source software.
• Appreciation for the differences between industry and academia and how to leverage the strengths of both.
• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals and audiences of varying technical ability.