Penn State College of Education

Software Developer – Research and Development Engineer

Penn State College of Education

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: State College • Pennsylvania, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $86,300 - $191,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

GraphQLJavaMicroservicesNoSQLPythonPyTorchSQLTensorflow

About the role

  • Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable software solutions
  • Lead complex software development projects from architecture to delivery
  • Work with data scientists to transition research-level code into production-level software applications
  • Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior developers
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system efficiency
  • Maintain and improve existing codebases and development practices
  • Ensure software follows modern security and compliance best practices
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and propose their adoption when applicable
  • Execute tasking within an Agile development process

Requirements

  • Fluency in Python
  • Fluency in JAVA
  • Fluency in SQL
  • Background in database design (SQL and NoSQL)
  • Strong knowledge of APIs (RESTful and/or GraphQL)
  • Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Top Secret level or higher (if required)
  • Experience with microservices architecture (preferred)
  • Exposure to AI/ML frameworks or tools (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) (preferred)
  • Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (preferred)
Benefits
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Robust retirement plans
  • Substantial paid time off including holidays, vacation and sick time
  • Generous 75% tuition discount for employees, eligible spouses, and children

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Hard skills
PythonJAVASQLdatabase designAPIsRESTfulGraphQLmicroservices architectureAI/ML frameworksCI/CD
Soft skills
leadershipmentorshipcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaboration
Certifications
Top Secret clearance