Sr. Software Engineer - Backend Services

Department
 

Provost Globus Software Engineering 1

About the Department
 

Globus (www.globus.org) is a sustainable, non-profit business within The University of Chicago delivering solutions to the research community worldwide. Globus develops and provides critical services that support scientific research for governmental, academic, and commercial organizations in a wide range of disciplines including life sciences, physics, and astronomy. We develop and operate commercial-quality, cloud-based software application and platform services used by 10s of thousands of researchers to manage their large–and growing–data management challenges. We have offices located at 401 North Michigan Avenue in the heart of downtown Chicago and remote employees who work-from-home. Globus, together with Globus Labs, a research group within the University of Chicago, and part of the Data Science and Learning Division at Argonne National Labs, develop and deploy cutting edge technologies to solve new challenges facing the scientific community and enable break-through scientific discoveries.

Job Summary
 

As a senior member of the Globus product team, you will design and deliver new capabilities in Globus data management platform, with focus on the data automation services. Delivered as a hosted service (SaaS) and platform (PaaS), Globus’ secure data management platform is used by researchers worldwide. This role is a great opportunity to work on innovative solutions to data management and task automation at scale that directly influence and accelerate research in various domains.

We are looking for skilled Python engineers with experience building scalable systems to join the development team to expand the services delivered. In this role, you will architect new features, develop high-quality software and operate services with high-availability. If you enjoy collaborative, innovative, mission-driven environments, Globus could be a great fit for you!

Responsibilities

• As a senior member of our team, the Senior Software Engineer - Backend Services will work in both collaborative and independent capacities on complex issues and projects, in some cases making progress under minimal guidance, and will have the following responsibilities:

• Architecture and Design - leads the definition and documentation of requirements, architecture and design of secure, scalable, asynchronous, data access services, based on deep knowledge of principles of API design, asynchronous processes, service deployment and delivering highly available services. 

• Software Development - develops, tests, documents, deploys and maintains high-quality software on a cloud-based platform, including REST interfaces, command-line interfaces, and socket-based services; works with other service and client development teams to integrate and design cross-service features. Leads code and design reviews, and mentors other junior engineers to ensure high quality service delivery.

• Support and Documentation - works in close collaboration with the Globus front line support and professional services teams, and directly with end users, to provide technical support services; sometimes serving as the point of escalation for complex issues; responsible for ensuring standard operating procedures and protocols are maintained and documented.

• Team Coordination and Professional Development - maintains a working knowledge of relevant software technologies being developed and/or used in scientific and commercial communities; contributes to team coordination and development activities, including project planning, project reporting, and recruitment.

• 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.

• 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:

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Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

• 5+ years of relevant programming experience developing, implementing, debugging, and maintaining applications with Python.

• 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering and delivering large scale systems.

• Programming experience developing, implementing, debugging, and maintai