Senior Research Software Engineer - Human Behavior and Carbon Neutrality

HireArt; Los Altos (CA); Remote; USD 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Research Software Engineer focused on human behavior and carbon neutrality. This role involves building web applications and supporting research data collection, requiring expertise in AWS, FastAPI, and strong software development experience. Preferred candidates are based in the Bay Area.

Benefits

PTO and paid holidays

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Employer subsidized healthcare benefits

Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs

Disability and life insurance coverage

401k package

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience in a research setting.
• Experience building APIs using Python frameworks, including FastAPI.
• Prototyping mindset to answer scientific questions effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design and build systems that support research goals.
• Assist research teams in developing project schedules.
• Iteratively develop user interfaces showcasing research concepts.

Skills

AWS

JavaScript

Python

FastAPI

Machine Learning

Job description

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Expected compensation: 99.95 USD Per Hour

HireArt is helping TRI hire a Senior Research Software Engineer - Human Behavior and Carbon Neutrality that will partner across disciplines to create new interactive prototypes and support human subjects research data collection.

In this role, you will build custom web apps (front and back end) and the back end for mobile applications (iOS, Android), and will also support A/B testing and AI/ML model training and deployment.

We're looking for someone with 5+ years of software development experience in a research setting, including expertise in AWS, FastAPI, JavaScript, and Python.

As a Senior Research Software Engineer - Human Behavior and Carbon Neutrality, you will:

• Work with scientists and engineers to design and build systems that support research goals.
• Assist research teams in developing their project's schedule.
• Iteratively develop user interfaces that showcase research concepts.
• Interface with other engineering teams at TRI to coordinate software development, utilize AWS infrastructure, and ensure software meets information security requirements.
• Manage your time across projects.
• Grow with other research software engineers on the HCAl team.
  
  

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience in a research setting (academic or industry)
• AWS experience (e.g., ECS, S3, CDK/Cloudformation, Sagemaker, DynamoDB)
• Experience building APIs using Python frameworks, including FastAPI
• Experience with front/back end web development, including Javascript and Python
• Experience with machine learning libraries
• A prototyping mindset - building solutions that are "good enough" to answer a steady stream of scientific questions
• Ability to work independently in a collaborative, interdisciplinary team environment, with excellent visual, verbal, and written communication skills; comfortable receiving and incorporating constructive feedback
  
  

Benefits

• PTO and paid holidays!
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) Subsidized healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• 401k package
  
  

Commitment: This is a full-time, 9-month contract position staffed via HireArt. This position will be remote with preference given to candidates based in the Bay Area who are open to working onsite in Los Altos, CA.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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