Research Developer

NYU Tandon School of Engineering's C2SMART Center is seeking a Research Software Developer to work on faculty-led research projects on analysis of big data and new technologies in transportation and smart cities. NYU Tandon faculty and students are at the forefront of the high-tech start-up culture in New York City and have access to NYU’s Global Network University. The role offers the opportunity to own and develop novel ways to analyze, process, and visualize transportation datasets from various research projects with computational requirements.

The NYU Tandon School of Engineering is deeply committed to excellence in teaching and learning, and fosters student and faculty innovation and entrepreneurship that make a difference in the world. 

The duties of the qualified candidate(s) for this position include:

conducting advanced research using computational tools prototyping and experimenting with desktop and mobile apps for research projects working with large scale databases maintaining on-premises servers and cloud services maintaining and developing new features to the current center’s applications working with faculty and graduate students to offer IT assistance participate in project tasks such as sponsor meetings and developing deliverables

The ideal candidate(s) for the Research Software Developer requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.  Must have a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in software development, and working knowledge of major operating systems including MacOS, Windows, and Linux. The candidate should be familiar with web-based solutions for research, as well individual projects and related datasets.

The preferred candidate will possess one or all of:

experience in coding using Python, Java, PHP, etc. experience in development and design of dynamic web-based applications using modern web development technologies such as React.js, Angular.js, etc., knowledge in different relational (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL) and non-relational (Firebase, MongoDB) database platforms, knowledge in server maintenance and cloud technology, AWS is preferred experience with database design, implementation, and performance tuning

Ideal candidates shall also possess:

a willingness to work on research projects in a research-oriented role different from typical software development environment, excellent documentation and communication skills, and a strong team-oriented attitude with the ability to establish work priorities.

Applicants should submit a resume. Review of applications will begin as soon as possible and will continue until the position is filled.