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Software Engineer
Job Posted: 3 hours ago
Salary: £ 90,000 - 90,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Abingdon
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Jot Title: Software Engineer
x2 Positions: Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead
Permanent Staff Positions
Location: Abingdon, just outside London
Hybrid working available, ideally 3 days based in the office
Salary: please get in touch and I will reply straight away with salary details (highly negotiable)
Must have skills:
- Java, Eclipse RCP/SWT
- Strong problem-solving abilities
- Clear communication skills
- Evidence of being able to solve algorithmic problems
- Evidence of experience working on large monolithic thick-client applications and demonstrate how they are different than web-based applications from an engineering perspective
Very nice to have:
- Experience with using AI with development
- Domain experience (Geophysics or another geoscience related field)
Subsurface Senior Java Application developer
Responsibilities include:
• Collaborate closely with geophysicists, data scientists, and software engineers to translate scientific domain requirements into robust on-prem or Cloud software solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance applications for geophysical and geological data analysis, interpretation and visualization (e.g., seismic, horizon, fault, velocity model, etc.)
• Present architectural designs and technical proposals to the architecture review board.
• Ability to break down development tasks and lay out clear implementation roadmaps.
• Implement and optimize computation algorithms
• Design and develop both thin and thick client applications that interact with cloudbased microservices.
• Ensure high code quality through unit testing, code reviews, security hardening and continuous integration with other domain tools
• Provide technical support and lead user troubleshooting sessions to resolve issues and ensure smooth operation of DSG application.
• Mentor junior developers and actively contribute to architectural and implementation decisions.
• Embrace Agile/Scrum methodologies, delivering and demonstrating working solutions at the end of each sprint
• Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in geophysical computing and software development.
Required Education and Skills
• BS or MS degree in computer science, Geoscience, Applied Mathematics, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in software development using Java
• Ability to break down complex development tasks and define clear, actionable implementation of roadmaps.
• Strong Java proficiency is required
• C++ knowledge and experience a strong benefit
• Proficiency with development tools and environments:
o GitLab, Eclipse RCP/SWT, VS Code, CI/CD pipelines
o Performance tools: VisualVM, JMC/JFR, Async
o Operating systems: Windows and Linux
• Hands-on experience using GitHub Copilot to accelerate code implementation and enhance development productivity.
• Must be self-motivated but be able to work well in a team environment
Desired Experience
• Knowledge with geoscience software tools and formats:
o SEG-Y, Landmark seismic BRICK, CMP, OpenVDS
o DSG, Petrel, Kingdom, GeoFrame, or PaleoScan
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and distributed computing:
o Restful API design and implementation
o AWS and Azure
o Tools for scalable data processing: Kubernetes, Spark
• Experience with Java 2D graphics and 3D OpenGL programming.
• Experience with scientific computing libraries and frameworks:
o Python: NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, TensorFlow (for ML/AI)
o C++/Java: CUDA (for GPU acceleration)
o Angular or React
o Microservice: Quarkus, Spring Boot, AWS API Gateway
o Docker, Kubernetes
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