Openings

The Scientific Software Engineering (SSE) Center at Georgia Tech, one of the four inaugural VISS Centers, aims to support the development of better quality, more sustainable scientific software. To achieve this goal, the Center will (1) give scientific researchers access to full-time professional engineers and state-of-the-art technology and techniques, such as high-end computing and storage resources, (2) support long-term scientific platforms and systems, and (3) encourage best practices in open science.

The SSE Center is building a team and is looking for professional software engineers at different levels of seniority who are excited about working in a highly dynamic and research-oriented development environment and can join us to help us achieve our goals. Experience with modern software engineering practices and tools, such as automated provisioning and CI/CD, is required, as well as the ability to work well in a team. An understanding of scientific software development and experience with open-source software are highly desirable.

In addition to receiving a competitive salary, the engineers will also be considered as either professors of the practice or adjunct faculty members of the College of Computing, depending on their level of seniority and degree. Furthermore, they will work with and get access to the Georgia Tech ecosystems, will be involved in exciting and highly visible research projects at the forefront of technology, and will have the option of teaching classes or being guest lecturers and mentoring students.

We currently have the following openings:

  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Engineer

We provide details about the different positions below. If interested to learn more about the position and have an initial discussion with the directors, please submit (1) a CV and (2) a short statement of interest that clearly states in which position you are interested and why you believe you are a good fit for the position. Please submit the documents by email to ssecenter@cc.gatech.edu.

Note that you can also directly apply via the GT Careers website using the External Applicants link and searching for the position numbers below. Internal candidates can search for the openings using OneUSG Connect and the Recruiting Self Service page. You will need to upload the following documents.

  • CV
  • Statement of interest/cover letter
  • Names and contact information for at least 3 references. Note that references are only contacted later in the process, and we will respect candidate’s wishes for discretion.

Senior Software Engineer – Position #247012

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to and possibly lead one or more software projects among the ones pursued by the center.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software systems.
  • Interact with other engineers in the center, including mentoring more junior engineers and possibly student interns.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience as a practicing software engineer.
  • MSCS or higher degree.
  • Ability to build, deploy, and maintain software using modern software engineering practices and tools, including automated provisioning and CI/CD.
  • Ability to read, understand, and implement concepts from scientific publications and/or advanced degree in Computer Science/Math/Physics.
  • Experience consuming and contributing to open-source software projects is desirable.
  • Experience with the development of scientific software (e.g., scientific models and simulations) is desirable.

Software Engineer – Position #244663

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to one or more software projects among the ones pursued by the center.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software systems.
  • Interact with other engineers in the center.

Qualifications:

  • BSCS or higher degree.
  • Software engineering background.
  • Development experience.
  • Ability to build, deploy, and maintain software using modern software engineering practices and tools, including automated provisioning and CI/CD is desirable.
  • Experience consuming and contributing to open-source software projects is desirable.