Job Title: Software Engineer IV (Data Collection and Engineering)
Location: Redmond, WA
Duration: 12 Months
 
Software Engineer IV – Data Collection and Engineering:

• Reality Labs Research at client brings together a world-class team of researchers, developers, and engineers to create the future of virtual and augmented reality, which together will become as universal and essential as smartphones and personal computers are today.
• One of the goals the Reality Labs Research Audio team is focused on is redefining human hearing. This will allow us to connect people by allowing them to converse in even the most difficult listening environments.
• We are looking for a contract software engineer to maintain and expand the software and systems in our data collection lab in Redmond, WA, in order to ensure that the data collection process is efficient, accurate and reliable.
• You will build software for working with cutting-edge prototype devices and integrating them into our data collection platform.
• You will work with a team of audio/video engineers and recording technicians, as well as an international team of software engineers and interdisciplinary audio researchers.
• You will be expected to work with them to scope and prioritize tasks, and to collaboratively produce high-quality, maintainable software.

 
Top 3 must-have HARD skills:

• Python
• Intermediate Full Stack Development Knowledge
• Linux systems administration
• RESTful architecture

 
Good to have skills:

• Fast API and React (or related frameworks)
• Knowledge of audio, image and video formats
• Android development experience

 
Years of experience:

• 6+ years of experience

 
Story Behind the Need:

• We are quickly expanding the data collection platform infrastructure (new capabilities, deployment upgrades, CICD, roaming capabilities), and in the complexity (number of machines, collection modes), and to support reliable and scalable data collections. We need to do this quickly while minimising disruption to ongoing operations.

 
Responsibilities:

• Developing software to work with cutting-edge prototype devices.
• Making the data collection process efficient, reliable and accurate.
• Working with recording equipment for audio and other modalities.
• Deploying, testing and evaluating upgrades to the data collection platform.
• Building and maintaining systems for monitoring system health.
• Enhancing tooling for the validation and processing of data.
• Working onsite to debug problems and performing root cause analyses.
• Working with other engineers to triage and estimate issues.
• Promoting best practices across the community of engineers and researchers.

 
Required:

• BS Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years of professional programming experience.
• Full stack software development experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in working with large projects in Python.
• Proficiency in Linux and shell scripting.
• Skills in maintaining and improving networks.
• Experience with cross-platform distributed (RESTful) systems.
• CI/CD experience, in particular with Github or GitLab

 
Desirable:

• Experience working with hardware multimedia sensors.
• Working knowledge of audio, image and video formats.
• Experience with relational and graph/NoSQL databases.
• Experience with software and hardware testing frameworks and strategies.
• Working knowledge of React, or similar frontend frameworks in JavaScript.
• Working knowledge of time-synchronization.
• Experience with systems administration on Windows.
• Experience with containerization and container orchestration

 
Compelling story:

• Working with a highly interdisciplinary team on a complex, multimodal system with cutting-edge devices.

 
Typical Day in the Role:

• Integrating new prototype devices into the data collection platform.
• Building out the data collection platform infrastructure
• Administering the collection system and monitoring its health.
• Deploying and testing software updates.
• Diagnosing bugs and performing root cause analysis.

 
How will performance be measured:

• Can they complete tasks effectively and work autonomously?
• Can they help keep data collection initiative running smoothly (catching bugs early, testing, responsive to fixes when needed)?

 
Interview Process:

• 1st round Screen, 2nd round - then main loop (coding, system design, behavioral)

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 85.00/hr.