Staff Software Engineer, Scientific Data & AI (Remote)

Bruker; Santa Barbara (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical and dental plans

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Employee assistance program

Paid time off including vacation, sick

Job summary

Bruker in Santa Barbara, CA, seeks a hands-on Staff Software Engineer to design and implement algorithms for AFM data analysis. You will develop production software in C++/C#/Python on Windows, focusing on signal and image processing and machine learning for instrument workflows.

You will own architecture for new analysis capabilities, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure rigorous validation, testing, and performance.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD strongly preferred in a related technical field.
• BS with significant industry, instrumentation, or research experience will be considered.
• Experience moving algorithms from exploration to production software.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, validate, optimize, and deploy algorithms that turn AFM, image, sensor, and metrology data into robust measurements and insights.
• Develop production algorithm and application software using modern C++/STL, C#, .NET, WPF, and Python where appropriate.
• Apply signal processing, image processing, numerical methods, statistical analysis, pattern recognition, and machine learning to challenging real‑world measurement problems.
• Translate research concepts and prototypes into maintainable, testable, high-performance product software with clear requirements and measurable performance.
• Build validation strategies using representative datasets, quantitative metrics, uncertainty analysis, and regression tests; clearly communicate algorithm limits and tradeoffs.
• Integrate algorithms into multithreaded Windows applications and instrument workflows spanning data acquisition, hardware control, processing, persistence, visualization, and automation.
• Own architecture for new analysis capabilities and guide their integration into a mature product codebase through sound interfaces, layering, refactoring, and incremental delivery.
• Lead technical investigations and collaborate with applications scientists, systems, hardware, test, and software engineers throughout the product development cycle.
• Remain deeply hands‑on while providing technical direction and raising algorithm and software engineering quality across a small cross‑functional team.
• Use VS Code and AI coding agents as core engineering tools across the software development lifecycle while applying rigorous technical and scientific judgment to all generated work.

Skills

Signal processing

Image processing

Numerical methods

Statistical analysis

Pattern recognition

Machine learning

C++/C#/Python

API design

Multithreading

Software architecture

Education

MS/PhD in CS/EE/Applied Math/Data Science/Physics/ME or related field

BS with significant relevant experience

Tools

C++/STL

C#/.NET/WPF

Python

Visual Studio

VS Code

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Bruker in Santa Barbara, CA, seeks a hands-on Staff Software Engineer to design and implement algorithms for AFM data analysis. You will develop production software in C++/C#/Python on Windows, focusing on signal and image processing and machine learning for instrument workflows.

You will own architecture for new analysis capabilities, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure rigorous validation, testing, and performance.