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C++ Visualization Software Engineer (W/M)

Your mission :

The EPFL Blue Brain Project (BBP), situated on the Campus Biotech in Geneva, Switzerland, applies advanced neuroinformatics, data analytics, high-performance computing and simulation-based approaches to the challenge of understanding the structure and function of the mammalian brain in health and disease. The BBP provides the community with regular releases of data, models and tools to accelerate neuroscience discovery and clinical translation through open science and global collaboration.


Main duties and responsibilities include :

• Assist in the design, implementation and maintenance of Brayns, a scalable scientific visualization framework for streaming remotely rendered images to both browsers and high-resolution stereoscopic 3D displays


• Implement a highly efficient abstraction layer for processing very large scientific data


• Interact with scientific and engineering teams for the definition of use cases, requirements and specifications

Your profile :


Essential skills and experience required

• Extensive experience with modern C++ software development practices


• Very good familiarity with software development life-cycle, such as source control (Git), continuous integration, testing, code reviews, deployment, monitoring, debugging, QA


• Good familiarity with UNIX/Linux operating systems and CMake

Preferred

• Solid knowledge of ray tracing (CPU or GPU based)


• Strong interest for computer graphics


• Experience with scientific visualization, database management and Python is a plus

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science or similar field


• 2+ year of work experience with C++ programming


• Experience with driving the design and maintenance of complex software projects


• Comfortable with large, existing codebases


• Good team player and fluent English in speech and writing

We offer :

• An internationally visible and rising project in simulation-based research


• A young, dynamic, inter-disciplinary, and international working environment


• Challenging problems at the forefront in computing

Start date :

As soon as possible
Term of employment :

Fixed-term (CDD)
Work rate :

100%
Duration :

1 year, renewableContact :




Remark :

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