Scientific Software Engineer with UI/UX

The Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute (DSAI) is seeking a dynamic individual for the position of Scientific Software Engineer with UI/UX a focus on user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design and development. The successful candidate will be a part of a cutting-edge research software engineering team at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), contributing to the advancement of novel open-source scientific software, and the creation of systems based on novel combinations of human and artificial intelligence and advanced data science methods. This role combines the strengths of scientific computing with expertise in UI/UX to drive innovation in high-value target projects identified across all areas of science, engineering, medicine, social science and policy.

The Scientific Software Engineer with UI/UX concentration will be responsible for collaborating on ground-breaking research projects that demand advanced software solutions.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Designing and building innovative UI/UX solutions for DSAI projects in collaboration with software engineers, AI/ML engineers, data scientists, scientific subject matter experts and users.
• Interfacing web applications with AI/ML models using the latest deep neural network (DNN) libraries trained on state-of-the-art hardware.
• Working with data scientists to develop web applications for analyzing massive data sets, either in the cloud or on premises, and developing software pipelines for real-time high-frequency data processing workflows.
• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand interface and backend server needs, envisioning solutions, and developing wireframes, prototypes and functional requirements.
• Developing application back-end servers, databases and APIs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a Quantitative Discipline, such as Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Bioinformatics or similar.

• Strong scientific literacy and curiosity, ability to continually adapt to new scientific domains and problems and identify and articulate scientifically informed UI/UX and data visualization approaches.

• Five or more years front and back-end software development experience in the following areas.

• • Front-end JavaScript web application development, HTML, CSS and TypeScript.
• • Multiple modern JavaScript application frameworks such as , React, Angular, Backbone, Svelte and Vue.
• • Experience in developing and integrating web services in Python using frameworks such as FastAPI, Starlette, Django and Flask.
• Experience in developing and integrating backend application databases such as Postgres, MySQL and SQLite.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a quantitative discipline.
• Seven or more years of experience in the above areas.
• Experience with advanced web-based computer graphics techniques and libraries such as and similar.
• Experience designing and developing advanced scientific data visualizations.

Classified Title: Scientific Software Engineer

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Scientific Software Engineer with UI/UX (Data Science and AI Institute)

Role/Level/Range: APPTSTAF/01/ST

Starting Salary Range: Commensurate w/exp.

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: 37.5 hrs/wk, M-F

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus

Department name: DSAI Institute

Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here:

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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