Stephan Preibisch @preibischs@qoto.org

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Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. Position Summary We are looking for a software engineer with expertise in mathematics to work in the Scientific Computing Department on exciting projects that involve large data volume electron microscopy reconstruction and analysis. You will work with laboratories and team projects at HHMI Janelia to develop scalable software for imaging data produced at Janelia. Initially, the focus of the position will be streamlining and expanding existing tools for the alignment of multi-terabyte-sized electron microscopy acquisitions produced by the FIB-SEM (Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy) core at HHMI Janelia. This includes development of Java code for distributed non-rigid image alignment, quality control, and workflow optimization using established open-source libraries ImgLib2, BigDataViewer, N5, and Spark. The candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to efforts for robustly aligning peta-scale MultiSEM datasets currently produced by the Hess lab. Based on these experiences you will have opportunities to take on new interesting projects with different teams and/or labs at HHMI Janelia that will also provide the opportunity for professional development, for example in the domain of machine learning. HHMI Janelia recently started its new research direction “4D Cellular Physiology”, which will produce plenty of exciting computational challenges and opportunities. The Scientific Computing Software department at HHMI Janelia is an exciting environment where you will have the opportunity to collaborate with excellent software engineers and scientists and have access to the latest and most exciting data and computational resources. Education: Ph.D. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field Experience: Experience with writing efficient code with Java or other JVM based languages Experience with mathematics, specifically linear algebra Ideally experience with libraries such as Spark, ImgLib2, N5, BigDataViewer Familiarity with Python, other programming languages Ideally, you have a record contributing to open-source projects, so we can discuss code If you do not meet all of the above criteria but you are convinced that you can compensate this with enthusiasm, creativity, and practical experience, reach out to us and let's talk. For more information on Scientific Computing at HHMI Janelia, visit here or email People &amp; Culture at (email) or Stephan Preibisch at preibischs@janelia.hhmi.org directly. Compensation Range Software Engineer III: $113,190.00 (minimum) - $141,400.00 (midpoint) - $183,810.00 (maximum) Software Engineer IV: $131,818.40 (minimum) - $164,773.00 (midpoint) - $214,204.90 (maximum) Pay Type: Annual HHMI’s salary structure is developed based on relevant job market data. HHMI considers a candidate's education, previous experiences, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity when making job offers. Typically, a new hire for this position in this location is compensated between the minimum and the midpoint of the salary range. Compensation and Benefits Our employees are compensated from a total rewards perspective in many ways for their contributions to our mission, including competitive pay, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, time off, and a range of recognition and wellness programs. Visit our Benefits at HHMI site to learn more. 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