Software Engineer/Developer II

The successful candidate will work with a team using a high-performance data, ingest, archive, and processing system supporting the NASA Atmosphere Science Investigator-Led Processing System (A-SIPS), a component of the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Mission. The A-SIPS at SSEC is responsible for ingesting, storing, processing, and delivering data products derived from low earth-orbiting environmental satellites constituting the Joint Polar Satellite System constellation. The computer system supporting this effort currently includes more than 6000 CPU cores for data processing configured as a high-throughput computing system; more than 7 Petabytes (PB) of storage is in a cluster file system; high-performance networking; and a job management system controlled by a relational database. The A-SIPS currently ingests more than 2 Terabytes (TB) of data per day from NASA and other sources. The UW-SSEC A-SIPS team also assists NASA Atmosphere Science Team members implement, evaluate, and continuously refine scientific algorithms and products focused on improving, extending, and maintaining curated sensor and sensor-derived geophysical data records critical to monitoring of long-term climate.

This position is located in the Scientific Computing - SIPS operational area.

This position is eligible for a flexible work arrangement (FWA) of 60% in office/40% remote after one year of employment at supervisor discretion/approval. An FWA requires the successful candidates to possess their own high-speed internet and phone to perform the work on a university provided computer. Per University policy, transportation between home and assigned work location is not payable/reimbursable and will be at the expense of the employee.

• Develops or modifies technical specifications for moderately-complex projects using disciplined software development practices

• Prepares program documentation and training requirements

• Implements data structure and systems performance strategies

• Tests and debugs programs, and prepares systems test data

• Maintains and troubleshoots applications, systems, or websites

• Reviews application design specifications, codes new applications, and makes enhancements to existing applications

• Prepares detailed system design specifications for system integration and upgrades

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Space Science and Engineering Center

Minimum expected starting annual rate is $80,000. Starting salary will be based on experience and qualifications.

- Experience developing and maintaining software systems in Python.

- Familiarity with the Linux programming environment, including knowledge of operating systems concepts and command line/scripting proficiency.

- A solid foundation in software engineering practices including use of version control (git) and, software testing.
- Scientific programming and data visualization experience using tools like the Python/NumPy/Matplotlib ecosystem or alternatives like R, MATLAB, IDL, etc.

- A background in cluster computing using batch systems like HTCondor and distributed file systems like Ceph.
- Experience with message-oriented systems built with RabbitMQ or similar technologies.
- SQL database programming experience with a DBMS, preferably PostgreSQL.
- Web application development experience.

Required:
- B.S. in Computer Science, Physics, Atmospheric Science, or related field
Preferred:
- M.S. in Computer Science, Physics, Atmospheric Science, or related field

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (ie. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of employment. OPT and OPT-STEM are not eligible to apply. University sponsorship is not available for this position.

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-Letter of Qualifications
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Denise Weidner
denise.weidner@ssec.wisc.edu

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