Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a scientific, extreme scale Data Laboratory in the US, New York State, Long Island. With over 140 PB of archived data, the Scientific Data & Computing Center (SDCC) at BNL hosts the largest scientific data archive in the US, and the 3rd largest worldwide. The SDCC stores and processes scientific data from local facilities such as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), and the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS II), the Center for Functional Nano Materials and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program. The SDCC is the largest computing center for the ATLAS experiment at CERN, and the data center outside of Japan for the particle physics experiment Belle II.
As a result, we have a lively, fast growing data science research program at BNL, with a specific focus on the challenges presented by the analysis, interpretation, and use of data at extreme scales and in real time. The data science program is accompanied by significant computational modeling research effort, in support of the design, planning, analysis, and interpretation of experiments and their results. The Computational Science Initiative (CSI - https://www.bnl.gov/compsci/) provides a laboratory-wide umbrella for these activities, bringing together computer scientists, applied mathematicians, and domain scientists to carry out leading edge research, convert research results into practical solutions that advance domain science, and provide the necessary computing infrastructure services and training to support efficient operation.
CSI is now looking for a software developer to to work in a multi-disciplinary team, delivering exciting software solutions for the System Biology Knowledgebase (https://kbase.us).
Why Work at BNL? Brookhaven National Laboratory is a multipurpose research institution funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. Located on the center of Long Island, New York, Brookhaven Lab brings world-class facilities and expertise to the most exciting and important questions in basic and applied science-from the birth of our universe to the sustainable energy technology of tomorrow. We operate cutting-edge large-scale facilities for studies in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, applied science, and a wide range of advanced technologies. The Laboratory's almost 3,000 scientists, engineers, and support staff are joined each year by more than 4,000 visiting researchers from around the world. Our award-winning history, including seven Nobel Prizes, stretches back to 1947, and we continue to unravel mysteries from the nanoscale to the cosmic scale, and everything in between. Brookhaven is operated and managed by Brookhaven Science Associates, which was founded by the Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University, and Battelle, a nonprofit applied science and technology organization.
Position Description:
CSI is looking for a Software Developer to assist scientists to get the system-level understanding of biological organisms. KBase provides analysis of the large-scale data. It also allows to compare and contrast scientific data with other key datasets. KBase offers a "Narrative Interface," allowing scientists to upload the data to KBase and construct a narrative of their analysis with a series of pre-coded programs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work on issues of diverse scope; may include working with other KBase members to implement software to meet stakeholder needs; working with users of the analysis software to ensure that their needs are being met as well as to test and debug applications.
- Prepare presentations and papers for internal use, conferences, and peer-reviewed publication.
- Maintain accurate documentation and source-code control for all work-product.
- Execute full lifecycle software development.
- Write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
- Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility.
- Integrate software components into a fully functional software system.
- Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures.
- Document and maintain software functionality.
- Tailor and deploy software tools, processes and metrics.
- Comply with project plans and industry standards.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent work experience on a basis of 2:1 (experience:college) years
- A minimum of 5 years of full-time, contemporary, directly related experience
- Experience with modern practices of open collaborative software development, including code review, the GitHub pull request model, etc.
- Experience in designing interactive applications
- Demonstrated high analytical skills and programming skills (highest preference for Java or Python but open to C/C++)
- Familiarity with software engineering practices that include testing, documentation, source code management and release procedures
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with programmers, engineers, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates from diverse backgrounds
- Excellent writing, interpersonal communication, and analytical skills
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Graduate degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, microbiology and bio- or chemical engineering discipline or a software related degree program
- Familiarity with Agile software practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)
- Experience in bioinformatics software design and engineering, mathematical analysis and comparative and functional genomics
- Experience with developing applications to display/visualize scientific (preferably biological) data
- Experience with scientific analysis tools such as Matlab, R, or Mathematica
- Experience with Jupyter Notebook, Docker
- The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE "Q" security clearance
Other Information:
At Brookhaven National Laboratory we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:
- Medical Plans
- Vacation
- Holidays
- Dental Plans
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Plan
- Retirement Plan
- Swimming Pool, Weight Room, Tennis Courts, and many other employee perks and benefits
