Front End Software Engineer with JavaScript and ReactJS

Job Overview

The Integrated Computational Earth Sciences (ICES) Group in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division (CSED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is seeking a Front End Software Engineer. This role involves designing, developing, and deploying user-facing technologies to facilitate data discovery, access, and analysis of geospatial data from Earth system models. The successful candidate will contribute to the next generation Earth System Grid Federation 2 - US (ESGF2-US) Project.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a diverse, multidisciplinary, and international team of software architects, engineers, computational scientists, and Earth system modelers across DOE labs.
• Design, develop, and implement software for user interfaces for data discovery and access, ensuring data workflows assure provenance and integrity.
• Develop technical papers and documentation, and support user needs with documentation, tutorials, and hackathons.

Basic Qualifications

• B.S. degree in data science, computer science, computational science, or related technical subjects, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1+ years of experience developing data management or analysis tools or user interface software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing web-based user interfaces with JavaScript, ReactJS, and related tools.
• Experience with Python, R, Jupyter/JupyterHub, PyTorch, and TensorFlow.
• Familiarity with collaborative development methodologies and development automation tools, including Git/GitHub and Slack.
• Knowledge of large-scale scientific data management, discovery, distribution, and archiving, as well as FAIR data principles and Open Science practices.
• Knowledge of commonly used data file formats and conventions (e.g., netCDF, HDF, CF, CMIP Controlled Vocabularies), geographic information system formats, geospatial transformations, and OGC standards and resources.
• Strong motivation to support DOE and international researchers through innovative solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse and multidisciplinary scientists and engineers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Relocation

UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions.

Additional Information

This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired. We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third-party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.