Data Engineering Student Assistant

The Data Engineering Group within the NSLS-II’s Data Science and Systems Integration Division is seeking a student assistant to join the team as a software engineer. A successful candidate for this position is an engaged and motivated student who is excited to collaborate with a broad range of scientists and engineers.

Potential projects and tasks include work on central data infrastructure, such as the open-source data access service Tiled, as well as beamline-specific data systems. We seek those who are interested in managing large, complex collections of data, especially to support scientific discovery.

• Develop and maintain software which makes up part of the facility’s data infrastructure
• Perform limited operations support for software or infrastructure under development
• Collaborate with other engineers and scientists to gather and address requirements
• Configure infrastructure (such as databases, containers, system monitors) and deploy changes using IaC (infrastructure as code)

• Currently enrolled in an academic program leading to a bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, information technology, or a related field
• A demonstrated passion for collaborative software development
• Experience developing software in Python, especially web servers or storage utilities
• Experience working in a Linux environment, including command line and basic system management
• Knowledge of file systems, databases, SQL, and authentication & authorization concepts is a plus

• Senior standing or equivalent placement in an academic program in one of the prescribed fields
• Existing contributions to open-source software projects or other scientific software
• Experience working with FastAPI and related libraries
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment, with people who have a range of interests and abilities

This position is primarily on-site, with limited hybrid allowed for some situations (such as remote meetings). Brookhaven Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation.

The full salary range for this position is $17.00 - $31.25 / hourly. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.

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