Carolina Population Center · 3 hours ago
Data Access Engineer
North Carolina, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$51K/yr - $100K/yr
5+ years expUNC University Libraries is a global higher education leader known for its innovative teaching and research. The Data Access Engineer will build software systems to facilitate access to data products from the Argus Array, the largest optical telescope array, enabling astronomers worldwide to utilize the data effectively.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Build software systems to get Argus data products into the hands of astronomers around the world
Oversee periodic data releases of our trillion-point light curves
Establish best practices for data versioning, integrity, and accessibility
Contributing to collaborative development of intuitive, API-first user interfaces for both internal quality assurance and public data access
Qualification
Required
Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution
We are searching for an engineer with deep Python expertise (5+ years) and demonstrated success in designing and optimizing high-throughput, distributed message systems (3+ years)
Experience with large software projects, including proficiency across the software development lifecycle (version control, documentation, and testing) is required
Preferred
Experience with both cloud-based relational databases (PostgreSQL and Apache Kafka or equivalents) and time-series databases optimized for astronomical data storage and retrieval is preferred
Prior experience translating scientific requirements into technical specifications and building researcher-friendly interfaces for complex datasets
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Paid leave
Variety of health, life and retirement plans
Additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance
Company
Carolina Population Center
The Carolina Population Center (CPC) is a community of outstanding scholars and professionals associated to create new knowledge about population size, structure, and processes of change.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase