Staff Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer - Applied Research Institute (142049)
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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- Champaign, IL
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Staff Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer
Applied Research Institute
The Grainger College of Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
EXTENDED
The Illinois Applied Research Institute (ARI) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking applicants for Staff Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer positions. These positions will use software development methodologies, skills, and research to develop software to meet the needs and requirements of our customers and research partners. ARI has developed software and software platforms in the areas of agriculture, autonomy, defense, digital manufacturing, and medical imaging. All professionals hired into these positions will be involved in a variety of research and development (R&D) programming activities in the areas of applied science and engineering, technical training, software development and validation, and software architecture design.
For the current positions, ARI is interested in hiring individuals with expertise in software development, distributed systems, and embedded systems as applied to areas such as:
- Full Stack Web Development (Flask, Django, NodeJS)
- Edge Device Image/Signal Processing
- Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence
ARI translates innovation to practice as part of the thriving technology ecosystem at the University of Illinois. Its professional research staff provides translational, multidisciplinary solutions for real-world problems in defense and security, manufacturing and materials, and building science. ARI staff perform research and development leveraging their broad government- and industry-based expertise in algorithm and software development, materials development and characterization, and monitoring, diagnostics, and controls with sensors and data fusion, and workforce training. ARI possesses unique capabilities for open, proprietary, and classified projects and works with collaborators across government, industry, and academia. More information about ARI can be found at http://appliedresearch.illinois.edu/.
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- a maximum 20-minute commute time within Champaign-Urbana
- plentiful, high quality, and reasonably priced childcare options
- a strong public-school system with a gifted program, as well as several private options at all levels
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Specific duties and responsibilities for each position level include the following:
STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Duties and Responsibilities
- Work as part of collaborative, interdisciplinary research and development team to architect, design, implement, and test research-based software solutions in a range of application spaces.
- Translate specifications for software functions into application-specific codes used for research and professional field work.
- Write detailed supporting documentation including software requirements specifications system architecture specifications, operational requirements specifications, and user interface specifications.
- Prepare activity reports to monitor progress and track project status.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering. Alternate degree fields will be considered if accompanied by equivalent experience, including time spent in relevant internships
- Experience with data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming
- Strong verbal, listening, and written communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications
- 1-3 years software development experience, including time spent in relevant internships
- Demonstrated proficiency with C, C++, or Python
- Familiarity with the Test-Driven Development approach
- Prior experience with git-based version control or comparable (e.g., TFS, SVN)
- Working knowledge of Agile software development practices
- Experience with programming for embedded systems
- Experience with cloud-based architectures and distributed computing
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Duties and Responsibilities
- Collaborate with and lead interdisciplinary research and development teams to propose, architect, design, implement, and test research-based software solutions in a range of application spaces.
- Lead software development teams (including supervising staff, assigning tasks, performance management, etc.).
- Coordinate the translation of specifications for software functions into application-specific codes used for research and professional field work.
- Manage software development project planning, and as necessary, prepare activity reports to monitor progress and track project status.
- Supervise and provide technical and professional mentorship to other software engineers including work assignment and performance management. Implement best practices across research and development software teams.
- Assemble and finalize detailed supporting documentation including software requirements specifications, system architecture specifications, operational requirements specifications, and user interface specifications.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering. Alternate degree fields will be considered if accompanied by equivalent experience, including time spent in relevant internships.
- 4 or more years of software development experience, including time spent in relevant internships
- Experience with data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming
- Working knowledge of Agile software development practices
- Prior experience with git-based version control or comparable (e.g., TFS, SVN)
- Strong verbal, listening, and written communication skills
- Strong leadership, research and development team management, analytic and strategic thinking skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or a related field
- 5 or more years of software development experience, including time spent in relevant internships
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Demonstrated proficiency with C, C++, or Python
- Familiarity with the Test-Driven Development approach
- Proficient in debugging methods and tools (GDB, Address Sanitizer, etc.)
- Experience developing software components in distributed systems, including research and/or production-quality tools
- Experience with machine learning programming techniques
- Experience with programming for embedded systems
- Experience with cloud-based architectures and distributed computing
- Ability to convey technical matters in a language understandable to non-researchers/engineers/scientists
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements, including the ability to identify requirements that mandate further research and development activities
- Experience writing and developing proposals for external funding from public or private sources
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit “Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment."
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College Name or Administrative Unit:Engineering Category:6-Research Title:Staff Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer - Applied Research Institute (142049) Open Date:03/01/2021 Close Date:05/12/2021 Organization Name:Applied Research Institute
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Since its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement.
Faculty
A talented and highly respected faculty is the University's most significant resource. Many are recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering.
Our faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, and the Fields Medal in Mathematics.The success of our faculty is matched by that of our alumni: 11 are Nobel laureates and another 18 have won Pulitzer Prizes.
Academic Resources
Academic resources on campus are among the finest in the world. The University Library is one of the largest public university collections in the world with 11 million volumes in its 37 unit libraries. Annually, 53,000,000 people visit its online catalog. Students have access to thousands of computer terminals in classrooms, residence halls, and campus libraries for use in classroom instruction, study, and research.
Research
Students and scholars find the University an ideal place to conduct research. The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is a model for interdisciplinary research, where eighteen research groups from sixteen University departments work within and across three broadly defined themes: biological intelligence, human-computer intelligent interaction, and molecular and electronic nanostructures. The University is also home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).
Undergraduate Education
The University has a fundamental commitment to undergraduate education. Nearly 28,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in nine undergraduate divisions, which together offer some 4,000 courses in more than 150 fields of study.
Undergraduate admission is highly selective. In the 2001 freshman class, students in the middle 50% had ACT scores between 25 and 30 and ranked between the 83rd and 96th percentiles of their high school graduating classes.
The University enrolls over 9,000 graduate and professional students in more than 100 disciplines. It is among the top five universities in number of earned doctorates awarded annually in the United States.
Also integral to the University's mission is a commitment to public engagement. Each year about 65,000 Illinois residents participate in scores of conferences, institutes, courses, and workshops presented statewide. Research and class projects take students and professors off campus to share expertise and technical support with Illinois farmers, manufacturing firms, and businesses. In a typical year, student volunteers log more than 60,000 volunteer hours.
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A major center for the arts, the campus attracts dozens of nationally and internationally renowned artists each year to its widely acclaimed Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The University also supports two major museums: the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion; and the Spurlock Museum, a museum of world history and culture.
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Inclusive Illinois is the University’s commitment to cultivating a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. Through education, engagement, and excellence, each voice creates the Inclusive Illinois Experience.
How can we appreciate difference to make a difference?
Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We embrace it because we value it. We value it because we know that we have so much to learn from each other in our living, learning, and working environment.
Illinois is the place where we recognize the power of possibility and where great potential is realized. Inclusive Illinois is the vision of that place: a vision made real by leadership and commitment.
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It is a process. It is transformative. And we celebrate the remarkable changes we set in motion here … taking an important step … crossing boundaries … starting with our own.
It all starts with each of us: with our willingness to embark on the journey in the search for answers, and with our openness and acceptance of the answers we find. Illinois is the place where it all comes together.
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