Senior Research Computing Software Engineer (HPC/Cloud)

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory seeks a Research Computing Software Engineer to develop and maintain software for research computing in HPC and cloud environments, supporting the research community with scalable workflows.

You will lead a team of engineers and researchers to deliver innovative software solutions, analyze performance, and integrate tools with existing infrastructure while documenting technical details for users.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years of relevant experience or equivalent for Advanced Professional track.
• ARL’s mission is to solve challenging scientific and engineering problems for Navy/DoD/Intel communities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, enhance, and maintain software applications and tools for research computing needs.
• Implement efficient algorithms and data structures for large datasets and complex computations.
• Write clean, well-documented, maintainable code using modern programming languages.
• Integrate software solutions with existing research computing infrastructure, including cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers and researchers to ensure seamless tool integration and functionality.
• Analyze and optimize performance to meet high computational demands.
• Identify and address bottlenecks, memory usage, and other technical challenges.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for researchers.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software tools and user guides.
• Stay up to date with advancements in software engineering and computational research technologies.
• Lead or participate in software development projects, including planning, development, testing, and deployment.
• May supervise staff, including hiring, development, and performance management.

Skills

Code analysis

Cross-team collaboration

Data Analysis

Presentation Skills

Programming

Software architecture

Software development

Software testing

Technology acumen

Trend analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's degree in Geography

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory seeks a Research Computing Software Engineer to develop and maintain software for research computing in HPC and cloud environments, supporting the research community with scalable workflows.

You will lead a team of engineers and researchers to deliver innovative software solutions, analyze performance, and integrate tools with existing infrastructure while documenting technical details for users.