Job Description
AER is seeking a motivated software engineer to work as part of an energetic team developing complex software for multiple government and commercial programs providing solutions to real-world problems in satellite ground system engineering, weather-related data analytics, and weather impacts on operations. AER offers an environment for engineers to work directly with programs that form the backbone of US environmental information infrastructure, providing critical data to decision makers at all levels.
The successful applicant will work in a small interdisciplinary team and interact closely with scientists, product developers and engineers in an agile development process to design, develop, test, integrate and deploy software capabilities to support a diverse set of customers.
We are currently seeking a software engineer with 0-5 years of experience. For entry-level applicants, some project work is strongly desired (e.g. undergraduate research opportunity or personal side project).
The position requires both new software development and ability to adapt/extend existing code. Existing code includes but is not limited to Python and C++. Candidates must have at least a bachelor’s degree in computer science, or in the physical sciences or mathematics with a strong computer science emphasis.
A successful applicant will have demonstrated the ability to develop software in some prior project work and to rapidly learn new software technologies. Strong technical and communication skills, teamwork, and problem solving in a fast-paced R&D environment are required.
• Strong programming skills with an understanding of object-oriented design in language(s) such as Python, JavaScript, Java, C/C++, etc. • Demonstrated experience in software development of scientific, geospatial or engineering applications. • Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm for rapidly learning and applying new software technologies to complex problems. • Demonstrated user-level experience with a version control technology such as Git, Subversion, etc.
Qualifications
We envision successful candidates would have experience or strong interest in one or more of the following categories:
• Data Science techniques like data analysis and visualization using Python, R, or MatLab.
• Machine Learning using technologies like PyTorch, TensorFlow, MXNet, etc.
• Cloud Computing development and deployment using AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure.
• Scientific Computing libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib.
• DevOps using technologies such as Docker, Ansible, Packer, Vagrant and Terraform.
• Modern Web Development frameworks like ReactJS, Angular, or VueJS
• Meteorology, Remote Sensing, Physics, or other geophysical sciences.
• High Performance Computing and code optimization, including experience in multithreading and multiprocessing applications, and GPGPU programming.
This position is open to US citizens only and successful applicants must have the ability to apply for a DoD-secret level clearance.
Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.
All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.
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