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Research Software Engineer (Entry Level)

πŸ’° $100,000 - $150,000 🌍 Russia πŸ“… 07/05/2023

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Survey Application Developer (Python-Sql-Vba-)

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Job Description

##### Job Description :


_**_Responsibilities:_**_

* **Proactive communication with project teams, including explaining software design, software development progress, and software tool results**

* **Some of the following tasks:**

* **Developing in part interactive applications including the graphical user interface, back-end server components, and/or databases**

* **Developing applications or scripts to data mine, analyze, and visualize data sets, often developing expertise in that data**

* **Providing technical inputs into computer programming and software integration, software transition/migration and software management activities**

* **Limited participation in software development QA activities**

* **Writing documentation of software and software tool results for inclusion in client briefings and RAND publications**

__**Qualifications**__

__**Required**__

* **Experience with any of the following programming languages:**

* **Web programming languages (e.g. JavaScript)**

* **Database platforms (e.g. MongoDB, PostgreSQL)**

* **Data analysis languages (e.g. R, Julia)**

* **General programming languages (e.g. Java, Python, C++)**

* **Willingness to pick up new tools and technologies on a frequent basis**

* **Some experience with software testing, including unit, integration, and/or acceptance testing**

* **Excellent written and verbal communication skills**

* **Works best as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team**

_**Preferred**_

* **Experience working in a research environment**

* **Experience with any of the following:**

* **Web application development**

* **UI/UX Design**

* **Modeling and Simulation**

* **Cloud service providers like AWS or Azure and tools in those ecosystems**

* **Big data analytic platforms like Hadoop or Spark**

_**Education Requirements**_

**BA/BS required, MA/MS preferred, preferably in computer science or highly
related field such as information systems, computer engineering, etc.**

**Experience**

**2 years minimum relevant experience required.**

**Security Clearance**

**Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance is
preferred.**

**Writing Sample/Coding Sample Required**

**Applicants will be required to provide Code sample(s) -related work uploaded
as a writing sample.**

**Location**

**Santa Monica, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington DC; Boston, MA**

**Salary Range**

**Level I: $71,000 - $105,400**

**RAND considers a variety of factors when formulating an offer, including but
not limited to, the specific role and associated responsibilities; a
candidate’s work experience, education/training, skills, expertise; and
internal equity. This position is eligible for overtime. In addition, RAND
provides strong benefits including health insurance coverage, life and
disability insurance, savings plan, paid time-off and more.**

**_Equal Opportunity Employer:_ _race/color/religion/sex/sexual_
_orientation/gender identity/national_ _origin/disability/vet_**