Software Engineer on AstroORDAS project

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,000 people supporting the three main missions of the institutions: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 16,000 people, including over 12,000 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

Your mission :
As a software engineer, you will work for the development of a platform for online analysis services in the domain of astronomy (including gamma-ray and multi-messenger astronomy).

Main duties and responsibilities include :

The software engineer will join a diverse dynamic team developing cutting-edge approaches to computing and knowledge management for applications in astronomy. In particular, the successful applicant will:

• Participate in the development of the web-based platform for astronomical data analysis (integration of data analysis workflows of specific telescopes in the platform, continuous integration and deployment, validation, benchmarking, front-end development), integration of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data management principles, promotion of Open Research Data (ORD);
• Participate in the maintenance and user support of diverse web-based scientific data analysis services

Your profile :

You should consider yourself as a good candidate if you tick many of the points below:

• You have experience in software development, general knowledge of scientific programming libraries, and specifically of Python ecosystem
• You have experience in developing web applications including web frontend development skills
• You have experience container-based virtualization technology (Docker, Singularity) and orchestration (Kubernetes, GitOps);
• You have experience production tools for code management, testing and validation, continuous integration and documentation (GitHub, GitLab)
• You are fluent in English (C1 level or better)

We offer :

The contract is initially for one year, renewable. The software engineer will be employed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EPFL (Laboratory for Astrophysics, LASTRO,

https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lastro/

).

Further enquiries can be sent to Andrii Neronov ([email protected] ).

Interested applicants should submit their CV and a letter of motivation together with the names of at least two references that can be contacted

Start date :
01.05.2023

Term of employment :
Fixed-term (CDD)

Duration :
3 years

Remark :
Only candidates who applied through EPFL website or our partner Jobup’s website will be considered. Files sent by agencies without a mandate will not be taken into account.

Reference :
Job Nb 2840

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