HP099 Scientific Software Developer

Scientific Software Developer to join the Virtual Solar Observatory (VSO) team at NASA GSFC; full-time on-site in Greenbelt, MD, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining VSO services and related tooling.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and sustain a new VSO implementation and its services.
• Design, implement, and maintain VSO service components.
• Enhance and extend unit tests for the VSO codebase.
• Develop automated process monitoring tools to gain visibility into VSO operations and usage.
• Improve the VSO development environment and tooling.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering plus at least three years of relevant experience (or an equivalent degree/diploma and work history).
• Five-plus years of Python web software development experience.
• Experience writing unit tests for Python based data communication and processing pipelines.
• Proficiency with middleware setup and operation (uWSGI, uvicorn, Gunicorn, Graphite).
• Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.
• Experience in Linux environments.
• U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residency (LPR) required, with at least three consecutive years of U.S. residency.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a NASA Tier 1 Background Investigation.

Technologies

• Python, uWSGI, uvicorn, Gunicorn, Graphite
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, Linux
• SOAP, RESTful interfaces
• Flask, Django, FastAPI
• Git, CVS

Benefits

• Annual leave and sick leave
• Military and family emergency leave
• Paid holidays
• Performance bonuses
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Direct deposit payroll
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Tuition reimbursement
• Swag bags