Software Engineer, Language Biomarker Lab - Emory College of Arts and Sciences

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Provides software development support including the identification and generation of software specifications and the designing, development, implementation and revision of software applications to meet business needs.
• Supports software applications and associated operating systems.
• Reviews software specifications, systems, models and coding using analytical and investigative methods to ensure required specifications meet system needs.
• Participates in software testing and subsequent modifications.
• Writes and edits reports to provide recommendations, conclusions and other data.
• Designs, develops, and maintains high-performance data processing pipelines for large datasets.
• Implements robust quality control (QC) measures and data provenance tracking.
• Develops and maintains databases and APIs for efficient data management and sharing.
• Supports data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes.
• Containerizes and deploys software and workflows on high-performance computing platforms.
• Develops and maintains NLP tools for language analyses of large samples.
• Collaborates with neuroscientists to analyze convergences between language analyses and neuroimaging data.
• Designs and implements user-friendly interfaces for data exploration and analysis.
• Supports web and application server configuration and deployment.
• Maintains and optimizes the lab's computing infrastructure.
• Supports data engineering efforts, including database and API design, data extraction/transformation/load, and data aggregation/integration.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, math, engineering or a related field and one year of related experience in programming and software systems or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Knowledge of software development in a research institution context preferred.
• Strong programming skills in Python and Bash.
• Excellent Linux/Unix system administration skills.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with JavaScript libraries for data visualization (e.g., d3.js).
• Experience with web frameworks for building web applications (e.g., React, Angular).
• Basic knowledge of linguistics or neuroscience and neuroanatomy.

Nice to Have

• Strong programming skills in Python and Bash.
• Excellent Linux/Unix system administration skills.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with JavaScript libraries for data visualization (e.g., d3.js).
• Experience with web frameworks for building web applications (e.g., React, Angular).
• Basic knowledge of linguistics or neuroscience and neuroanatomy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, engineering or a related field.
• One year of related experience in programming and software systems or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion.
• Position is generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location.