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Boston University |
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Boston, MA US |
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Full Time |
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01/31/2026 |
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03/02/2026 |
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SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, Hariri Institute
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, Hariri Institute
Job Description
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, Hariri Institute
Category
Charles River Campus --> Professional
Job Location
BOSTON, MA, United States
Tracking Code
26500482510130
Posted Date
1/30/2026
Salary Grade
Grade 51
Expected Hiring Range Minimum
$115,000.00
Expected Hiring Range Maximum
$130,000.00
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
Based in the Hariri Institute for Computing, the Software & Application Innovation Lab (SAIL) is the premier professional research, software engineering, and consulting lab at BU. Working at SAIL means collaborating with academic and industry professionals to solve meaningful problems. At SAIL, we create cutting-edge solutions for the data-driven, computational, and software engineering aspects of research. SAIL Software Engineers are experts working in a unique professional engineering environment where they can develop their skills by working with the latest technologies and through access to university classes. As a SAIL Full Stack Software Engineer, with a focus on machine learning, you are a part of an agile development team working on full cycle development. You will define and build prototypes and production-quality open-source libraries, applications, systems, and databases. SAIL projects have direct impacts on academic research, public service, and industry. We work in digital health, data science, privacy and security, neuroscience, and others. Examples Include:
- Design and development on our open-source framework Anchor, a customizable user management and backend system used across many of the labs projects.
- Contribute to our open-source library (JIFF) for accessible and scalable secure multi-party applications.
- Deploy secure multi-party computation functions on a distributed open cloud to compute statistics over various forms of medical data.
- Assist in the development and deployment of a mobile applications for research studies that intertwine the worlds of psychology and digital health.
- Develop applications that depict compelling data visualizations and compute statistical analytics on collective datasets from academic, industry and government entities.
- Enhance HIPAA-compliant backend services for administering computerized adaptive testing (CAT) platforms for a diverse user population, including survivors of burn injuries, pediatric patients, elderly patients, and sign language users.
- Primary technologies for the above projects include: JavaScript, Ionic, Express.js, React.js, MongoDB, and Node.js.
Required Skills
Minimum Qualifications:
- MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent working experience.
- Three to five years of academic or professional experience.
- Knowledge of best practices for all different stages of the software development life cycle (requirement analysis, planning, architectural design, implementation, test, documentation, deployment, maintenance).
- A passion to impact science and society, and strong desire to work independently in a fast-paced dynamic environment where you have significant responsibilities.
- Exceptional ability and motivation to learn fast and solve problems.
- Significant programming experience with contemporary programming languages. JavaScript, R, Python preferred.
- Experience with modern relational database technologies, NoSQL, and MapReduce/Hadoop.
- Working knowledge of machine learning algorithms for supervised and unsupervised learning.
- Experience performing statistical analysis on multi-layered data sets.
- Hands on experience with cloud computing services.
- Knowledge of Linux/Unix systems.
- Exposure to APIs and other web services within integrated applications.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Required Skills
Job Location: BOSTON, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: $115,000.00-$130,000.00
To apply, visit https://jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/jobs/316320
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