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SOFTWARE ENGINEER, McGovern Institute for Brain Research (two openings), to join the Openmind Engineering Team and work with world-class neuroscientists on solving the most challenging problems at the intersection of brain science and artificial intelligence. Will iterate on architectural specifications and produce robust and scalable systems that meet identified research needs. Responsibilities include programming, deploying, and maintaining software and infrastructure; producing clean, scalable code; participating in constructive peer code review; researching and developing technical specifications for new projects and features; identifying user requirements; engaging in planning and architecture discussions; writing thorough operational documentation; and debugging and testing code. The position offers full MIT benefits, career development, and engagement with a vibrant academic community.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: at least two years’ programming experience in Python and with machine learning toolkits; experience with software development practices, including git-based version control and CI/CD; excellent project management, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, decision-making, and written and verbal English communication skills; and ability to work effectively and productively in a highly dynamic hybrid environment across all levels with faculty, staff, students, and other members of the MIT community. PREFERRED: experience in one or more of the following-computer vision, optimization, time-series forecasting, natural language understanding, data mining, neuroimaging, and/or visualization; research experience developing and testing machine learning models; familiarity with one or more cloud platforms; and experience with virtualization and containerization. Job #22467