Software Engineer (C++)

Epistemix empowers leaders to make better decisions. Organizations use our data-science tools to manage risk, fight infectious disease, improve disaster response, adapt to climate change, compare strategies across scenarios, and better understand the people they seek to serve.

We are seeking a software engineer with C++ experience to work directly with the CTO to enhance the core platform, address simulation challenges, optimize memory and CPU performance, fix defects, and otherwise improve and update the simulation environment for our internal team and external customers.

Responsibilities

  • Understand, maintain, and enhance our core agent-based modeling software.
  • Maintain, write, and publish code documentation.
  • Maintain best practices for code development, integration, and deployment to meet company quality and security standards.
  • Work with data scientists and customers to resolve issues by connecting simulation output to source code.
  • Develop an automated testing framework, including:
    • Unit tests to ensure internal code validity.
    • Systems tests to ensure stability in multiple computing environments.
    • Application tests to ensure models perform as expected.
      Decrease time and memory requirements for simulations.
  • Find ways to optimally utilize compute resources in cloud environments.
  • Work closely with the cloud engineering team and cloud providers to integrate FRED simulation software and capabilities into our cloud environment.
  • Actively discuss, design, and implement new ideas in close collaboration with other members of the Epistemix team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, a quantitative science, or a related field; equivalent industry experience will be considered in lieu of education.
  • Minimum 3 years in a hands-on software development role including C++ experience, preferably working with scientists or data scientists in a simulation or machine learning environment.
  • Experience working in a production environment using CI/CD.
  • Experience or interest in agent-based modeling and data science.
  • Excellent working knowledge of and experience with C++.
    Superb communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and creativity.
  • Preferred 5 years software industry experience in support of scientific research, data analytics, or other complex data-driven problem spaces.
  • Preferred experience writing applications with Python or Perl.
  • Preferred experience working on team-based projects

Start Date: January 1, 2022.

Email jobs@epistemix.com with your resume to apply.