MDI Software Developer, Massive Data Institute McCourt School of Public Policy Georgetown University
Georgetown University
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Posted: 27-Apr-23
Location: Washington, D.C.
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 4131128
MDI Software Developer, Massive Data Institute McCourt School of Public Policy Georgetown University
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MDI Software Developer, Massive Data Institute - McCourt School of Public Policy - Georgetown University
Job Overview
The MDI Software Developer engages in research, development, and implementation of secure and private distributed protocols at the Massive Data Institute (MDI) at the McCourt School of Public Policy. They collaborate with Researchers in the Data-Coops project to design and develop secure and private distributed protocols in duties that include but are not limited to:
Protocol Development - Developing the software for secure and private distributed protocols
Protocol Design - Working with the Data-Coops team to design secure and private distributed protocols
Data Analysis and Research Support - Applying the protocol to different applications and measuring its effectiveness, and providing general technical support for the protocol research
Website Development - Developing the website for the prototype protocols
Work Interactions
Reporting directly to the MDI Director, and to the Principal Investigator/Associate Professor, the MDI Software Developer interacts with researchers of the Data-Coops project, other technical staff, faculty at other universities, and students.
Qualifications
BSc in Computer Science
6 to 8 years of experience [or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience] - and within that experience, 3 to 5 years of work in Computer Science research and/or development
Strong technical skills
Ability to understand computer science research as it relates to cryptographic protocols and differential privacy
Advanced programming and analytical skills, and knowledge of statistical programming
Basic knowledge in number theory; and qualified in programming, software development, engineering, and writing
Ability to design and code software independently
Preferred qualifications
Google, Amazon or Azure Cloud experience
Programming proficiency in JAVA, PYTHON, and C++
Application programming skills
Web development skills, including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and PHP
Database administration knowledge - preference for Postgres
Understanding of statistics and statistical programming packages
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