Astera Institute is seeking a Software Engineer for the Diffuse Project. In this role, you will join a multidisciplinary team working to expand the frontier of structural biology by developing methods to capture protein motion. You will be responsible for developing open-source software products to process experimental structural biology data and to manipulate protein structural models.

What You'll Do

Develop and maintain software for processing experimental data for diffuse scattering X-ray crystallography experiments.
Design and implement tools for manipulating protein structural models.
Create and design a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUIs) and documentation for diffuse scattering data processing.
Optimize software memory and run-time for processing large datasets.
Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team to understand user needs and integrate feedback into product development.

What We're Looking For

Proven experience in software development, particularly with a focus on pipelining and transforming data.
Strong experience in programming with Python.
Demonstrated expertise in GUI development.
Strong understanding of considerations for computationally-intensive data processing techniques.
Experience in building software products for diverse user groups, with a track record of effective user interaction and feedback incorporation.
Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with any of structural biology, scientific computing, physics or math concepts and data.

Technical Stack

Python

Team & Environment

You will work within a multidisciplinary team of researchers, software developers, and beamline scientists.

Benefits & Compensation

Competitive compensation package, commensurate with experience and location.
Committed to Open Science principles of making all work, software, and data open and FAIR.