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

Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025

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About Us

Overview

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.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do :

  • Students are our top priority.
  • We strive for excellence.
  • We thrive on diversity.
  • We celebrate collaboration.
  • We champion innovation.
  • We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
  • We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
  • We act ethically.
  • We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

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.

About the Scientific Software Engineering (SSE) Center at Georgia Tech's College of Computing

The Scientific Software Engineering (SSE) Center at Georgia Tech (one of the four inaugural Virtual Institute for Scientific Software centers) supports the development of better quality, more sustainable scientific software. To achieve this goal, the Center will :

  • Create custom software solutions in partnership with scientific researchers.
  • Provide guidance on state-of-the-art tools, technology, and techniques.
  • Encourage best practices in open science and the open-source software that supports it.
  • Create and support long-term scientific platforms and systems.
  • 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 software projects.

    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 an comprehensive and collaborative work environment.
  • Provide regular project status reports to the Center Director and the Lead Software Engineer.
  • Required Qualifications

    This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook ( https : / / www.policylibrary.gatech.edu / faculty-handbook / 3.2.1-research-faculty-hiring-and-promotion-guidelines )

    Senior Research Engineer

  • 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.).

  • Experience with at least one dynamically typed programming
  • language (Python, JavaScript, 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.

    Contact Information

    Requests for information may be directed to Dr. Dave Brownell : dave.brownell@gatech.edu

    USG Core Values

    The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section8 / C224 / #p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .

    Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / C2653 .

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and / or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

    Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

    More information on these policies can be found here : https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

    Background Check

    The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http : / / policylibrary.gatech.edu / employment / pre-employment-screening .

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