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About SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a multi-program National Laboratory operated by Stanford University under a contract with the US Department of Energy Office of Science. SLAC's mission is to explore how the universe works at the biggest, smallest, and fastest scales.

Job Description

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is looking for a Lead Engineer for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s US Data Facility (USDF). As the Lead Engineer for Rubin's USDF, you will own the interface between science operations and data infrastructure. We are looking for a generalist who is excited to work with both scientists and engineers to enable transformative new discoveries in data-intensive astrophysics. Key technologies include Python, Postgres/SQL, Kubernetes, S3, Kafka, batch computing (e.g. Slurm, HTCondor, PBS, or similar), distributed filesystems (e.g. Weka, CephFS, GPFS/Storage Scale, Lustre, or similar).

Remote

Remote Conditions

Hybrid (preferred) or Remote (US)

Salary

144K

 to 

236K

Benefits

SLAC offers an excellent benefits package including paid time off, competitive salary commensurate with experience, and an attractive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment in the foothills of Silicon Valley.

Tech Tags

Apache KafkaBatch ComputingDistributed FilesystemsKubernetesPostgreSQLPythonS3SQL

Senior Role

Date Listed

02 April, 2025 (about 1 year ago)
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