Application Development Engineer
job summary: Randstad Federal is seeking an Application Development Engineer in support of a program at NASA
location: Lanham, Marylandjob type: Contract
salary: $30 - 40 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities- Designing, developing, and maintaining scientific software applications to process, analyze, and visualize remote sensing data.
- Collaborate with scientists and end-users to understand their needs and translate these into technical requirements.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for use in scientific research.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment pipelines to ensure software reliability and efficiency.
- Support the integration of software solutions with on-premises HPC environments and cloud platforms.
- Develop user-facing documentation and Jupyter notebooks detailing the functionality of software applications.
- Develop and implement machine learning (ML) models to extract insights from remote sensing data.
- Creating and maintaining automated testing pipelines.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline.
- One (1) plus year of experience developing in Python, including experience with libraries such as NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib.
- Understanding of machine learning and data science concepts, with exposure to frameworks such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, or Scikit-Learn.
- Experience with version control systems like Git.
- Familiarity with Linux environments and basic scripting.
- Interest in learning about geospatial data and remote sensing applications.
- strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively on multidisciplinary teams.
- Eagerness to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies.
Preferred Skills:
- Exposure to geospatial data tools like GDAL or Rasterio.
- Experience with containerization tools like Singularity or Docker.
- Exposure to GPU programming using CUDA, Numba, or similar skills.
- Understanding of cloud services such as AWS (EC2, S3) or similar platforms.
qualifications:
- Experience level: Experienced
- Minimum 1 year of experience
- Education: Bachelors
- Professional Engineer
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.