Backend Software Engineer

Position: Backend Software Engineer

• **Location:** Santa Clara, CA
• **Job ID:** 571
• **Number of Openings:** 1
• **Position Title:** Backend Software Engineer
• **Location:** Santa Clara, CA
• **Job Term:** Full Time

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer to help drive development of the next generation of laser-based analytical instrumentation capable of high precision, high accuracy molecular analysis of complex gas mixtures. The Backend Software Engineer will be responsible for helping to architect and develop the next generation analytics compute infrastructure. We are looking for an experienced backend software engineer who has helped push forward compute solutions that scale from single node to HPC clusters. Experience handling data generated by scientific instrumentation is a plus.

Qualifications

The Backend Software Engineer will:

• Implement new technologies and solutions for automating data collection and analysis for dynamic pipelines as well as static scheduled batch jobs.
• Work closely with the rest of the analytics team to determine the best architectural and technological choices for the problems we face.
• Improve existing code bases documentation, and testing.

**Education Required:** B.S./M.S. preferred in Computer Science, Physics, Applied Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or related field.

**Requirements:**

• 2 years of modern Python programming required.
• Experience with HPC frameworks like Ray, Dask, or SLURM required.
• 2 years of REST application development using frameworks like FastAPI, Django, or Flask required.
• 2 years of SQL and NoSQL database experience required.
• Experience with pipeline and dag orchestrators like airflow, luigi, dagster, or prefect.
• Independently Motivated Technical Leader.
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to a diverse range of audiences.
• Version control with git and GitHub.
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or other.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

• Experience with Numpy, Scipy, sklearn, pandas, and jupyter.
• Experience in the deployment of machine learning techniques to physical systems.
• Ability to manage, process, and visualize large amounts (terabyte scale) of scientific data quickly.
• Experience with and knowledge of pydata technologies like Numpy, pandas, sklearn, Scipy.

**Our Technologies:** Experience with any of the technologies we are currently using is highly desirable, including Ray, Postgres with TimescaleDB, MongoDB, Sqlalchemy, FastAPI, NextJS, Dagster.

Salary & Benefits

The base salary range for this full-time position is $135,000-$145,000. Your base salary range and title will be determined based on the location, experience, qualification, skills, knowledge level, and pay of employees in similar positions. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans, Life Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays, Employee Referral Program, 401K, and Social events (summer picnic, holiday party, team lunches, etc.).

About Picarro

We are the world's leader in timely, trusted, and actionable data using enhanced optical spectroscopy. Our solutions are used in a wide variety of applications including natural gas leak detection, ethylene oxide emissions monitoring, semiconductor fabrication, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, atmospheric science, air quality, greenhouse gas measurements, food safety, hydrology, ecology, and more. Our software and hardware are designed and manufactured in Santa Clara, California and are used in over 90 countries worldwide based on over 65 patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology and are unparalleled in their precision, ease of use, and reliability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, gender identity, social orientation, nor on the basis of disability. Posted positions are not open to third-party recruiters/agencies, and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact Picarro Inc at disabilityassistance@picarro.com for assistance.

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