Software Developer/Analyst

Job Posting Title:

Software Developer/Analyst

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Hiring Department:

Department of Physics

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

Job Details:

The College of Natural Sciences at UT Austin offers an impressive benefits package including:

• Employer paid health insurance (employee premiums covered at 100%; spouse and family premiums at 50%)

• Dental, vision, life and disability insurance options

• Paid vacation and sick leave

• Paid holidays

• Retirement plan

For more details, please see: Prospective Employee Benefits and My Total Rewards.  This position is eligible for a hybrid flexible work arrangement (FWA). FWAs are subject to approval and may shift to meet business needs. 

Must be eligible to work in the US on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Job Details:

The experimental high-energy physics group in the Department of Physics invites applicants for a Software Developer position to develop, implement and maintain the IRIS-HEP software system ServiceX.  The ServiceX project aims to provide a next generation intelligent, highly-responsive, on-demand analysis data delivery system for the particle physics experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.

Purpose:

Play a key role in development of the IRIS-HEP software system ServiceX. Work with infrastructure providers and potential users to adapt the software and deploy new instances.

Responsibilities

• Direct development of ServiceX (new features, stability, release management)

• Translate user/infrastructure provider needs to project requirements

• Project management

Required Qualifications

• Training in systems analysis and programming.

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years working in a software development position

• Experience with Python

• Experience in computer programming, software development or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with software project management. Experience participating in and leading a geographically-distributed group of software developers.

• Sustained, major contributions to a software project.

• Familiarity with distributed applications, micro-service architecture, and Kubernetes.

• Experience with data analysis in the Python language, using frameworks such as pandas, Apache Parquet, and Awkward Array.

Salary Range

$61,500 - $63,500

Working Conditions

• Work around standard office conditions

• May work in a research laboratory environment

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• Letter of interest/Research Statement

• Three (3) letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation must be sent by the letter writer via email to hr@physics.utexas.edu. 

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

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