Software Development Challenges in Distributed Scientific Computing
CVMFS is a global, read-only filesystem that specializes in delivering software and helps to enable distributed scientific computing across cloud- and supercomputing sites at a global scale.
Job Responsibilities
* Improve the performance and usability of the CVMFS client and publisher
* Work with cloud- and supercomputing facilities to make CVMFS more accessible
* Contribute to the baseline support and maintenance tasks of the project
Required Skills and Qualifications
* Experience with software version control (e.g. git) and build tooling
* Good C++ knowledge. In particular: STL interfaces and algorithms, parallelism, thread-safety
* Competencies in systems and network programming (e.g libcurl)
* UNIX knowledge, in particular familiarity with filesystem concepts
Eligibility Criteria
* You have a professional background in STEM (or a related field)
* You have either a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience
* You have never had a fellowship or graduate contract before
Benefits
* A monthly stipend ranging between CHF 6212 and CHF 6828 per month (net of tax)
* Coverage by a comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the pension fund
* Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract
* 30 days of paid leave per year
* On-the-job and formal training as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French
About this Opportunity
At CERN, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments.
We are on a Quest. A Journey into discovery like no other. Bring your expertise to our unique work and develop your knowledge and skills at pace.
Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization.