Staff Software Engineer - JR25650-3800 - The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
About the Job
This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more
information, please see:
https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/11995051 Department
BSD CTD - Engineering - HEAL
About the Department
The Center for Translational Data Science (CTDS) at the University of
Chicago is a research center whose mission is to develop the discipline
of translational data science to impactful problems in biology,
medicine, healthcare, and the environment. We envision a world in which
researchers have ready access to the data needed and the tools required
to make data driven discoveries that increase our scientific knowledge
and improve the quality of life. We architect ecosystems of large-scale
commons of research data, computing resources, applications, tools, and
services for the broader research community to use data at scale to
pursue scientific inquiry and accelerate discovery. Learn more at
https://gdc.cancer.gov/, https://gen3.org/, https://stats.gen3.org/, and
https://ctds.uchicago.edu/.This at-will position is wholly or partially
funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions
set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon
the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job
performance.
Job Summary
The job works independently to perform a variety of activities relating
to software support and/or development. Analyzes, designs, develops,
debugs, and modifies computer code for end user applications, beta
general releases, and production support. Guides development and
implementation of applications, web pages, and user-interfaces using a
variety of software applications, techniques, and tools. Solves complex
problems in administration, maintenance, integration, and
troubleshooting of code and application ecosystem currently in
production.
Software Engineers perform web application development activities of
open-source software platforms, including analyzing business and
technical requirements, designing/developing/testing software, reviewing
and testing code, supporting, and maintaining applications, and
providing appropriate written documentation of project development and
programming code. All engineers are expected to be flexible for
full-stack development and some may have a specialty in back-end or
front-end technologies.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for a scope of significant size critical to the team's
success, including top priority technical tasks and timely delivery
of such tasks, meeting and helping define the required level of
quality.
- Participation in complex and challenging activities, including
design and implementation.
- Provide technical leadership and effectively mentor interns and less
experienced members.
- Actively participate in the hiring process and provide fair and
productive interview feedback.
- Negotiate complex decisions, present options and persuasively
advocate for optimal technical solutions, internally and externally.
- Designs new systems, features, and tools. Solves complex problems
and identifies opportunities for technical improvement and
performance optimization. Reviews and tests code to ensure
appropriate standards are met.
- Utilizes technical knowledge of existing and emerging technologies,
including public cloud offerings from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft
Azure, and Google Cloud.
- Acts as a technical consultant and resource for faculty research,
teaching, and/or administrative projects.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.
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Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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Certifications:
- -
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Advanced degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics,
engineering, or a relevant quantitative field.
Experience:
- 6 years or more of relevant software development experience, full
cycle preferred, including design, coding, testing, and support.
- Advanced programming skills using Python (preferred),
Golang/Javascript (a plus), or other languages like C/C++, Java, or
C#.
- Knowledge of web applications, REST API, microservices, and
containers.
- Knowledge of Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Spark, Hadoop, and data
analysis.
- Knowledge of configuration management utilities (Chef, Salt,
Ansible) and container-based deployment solutions (Docker,
Kubernetes).
- High performance/cloud computing experience (AWS, GCP, Openstack).
- Unix/Linux programming, open source, and version control experience.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Openstack), CI/CD, and
Agile methodologies.
Preferred Competencies
Ability to collaborate with team members and help define guidelines and
best practic
information, please see:
https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/11995051 Department
BSD CTD - Engineering - HEAL
About the Department
The Center for Translational Data Science (CTDS) at the University of
Chicago is a research center whose mission is to develop the discipline
of translational data science to impactful problems in biology,
medicine, healthcare, and the environment. We envision a world in which
researchers have ready access to the data needed and the tools required
to make data driven discoveries that increase our scientific knowledge
and improve the quality of life. We architect ecosystems of large-scale
commons of research data, computing resources, applications, tools, and
services for the broader research community to use data at scale to
pursue scientific inquiry and accelerate discovery. Learn more at
https://gdc.cancer.gov/, https://gen3.org/, https://stats.gen3.org/, and
https://ctds.uchicago.edu/.This at-will position is wholly or partially
funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions
set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon
the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job
performance.
Job Summary
The job works independently to perform a variety of activities relating
to software support and/or development. Analyzes, designs, develops,
debugs, and modifies computer code for end user applications, beta
general releases, and production support. Guides development and
implementation of applications, web pages, and user-interfaces using a
variety of software applications, techniques, and tools. Solves complex
problems in administration, maintenance, integration, and
troubleshooting of code and application ecosystem currently in
production.
Software Engineers perform web application development activities of
open-source software platforms, including analyzing business and
technical requirements, designing/developing/testing software, reviewing
and testing code, supporting, and maintaining applications, and
providing appropriate written documentation of project development and
programming code. All engineers are expected to be flexible for
full-stack development and some may have a specialty in back-end or
front-end technologies.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for a scope of significant size critical to the team's
success, including top priority technical tasks and timely delivery
of such tasks, meeting and helping define the required level of
quality.
- Participation in complex and challenging activities, including
design and implementation.
- Provide technical leadership and effectively mentor interns and less
experienced members.
- Actively participate in the hiring process and provide fair and
productive interview feedback.
- Negotiate complex decisions, present options and persuasively
advocate for optimal technical solutions, internally and externally.
- Designs new systems, features, and tools. Solves complex problems
and identifies opportunities for technical improvement and
performance optimization. Reviews and tests code to ensure
appropriate standards are met.
- Utilizes technical knowledge of existing and emerging technologies,
including public cloud offerings from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft
Azure, and Google Cloud.
- Acts as a technical consultant and resource for faculty research,
teaching, and/or administrative projects.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.
---
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
---
Certifications:
- -
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Advanced degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics,
engineering, or a relevant quantitative field.
Experience:
- 6 years or more of relevant software development experience, full
cycle preferred, including design, coding, testing, and support.
- Advanced programming skills using Python (preferred),
Golang/Javascript (a plus), or other languages like C/C++, Java, or
C#.
- Knowledge of web applications, REST API, microservices, and
containers.
- Knowledge of Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Spark, Hadoop, and data
analysis.
- Knowledge of configuration management utilities (Chef, Salt,
Ansible) and container-based deployment solutions (Docker,
Kubernetes).
- High performance/cloud computing experience (AWS, GCP, Openstack).
- Unix/Linux programming, open source, and version control experience.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Openstack), CI/CD, and
Agile methodologies.
Preferred Competencies
Ability to collaborate with team members and help define guidelines and
best practic
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