Hiring: Software Engineer (MESA), Center for Computational Astrophysics Company: Simons Foundation Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:24:31 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : C, C++, Fortran, Git, GitHub, Julia, MATLAB, PyTorch, Python, TensorFlow About the job Required Skills: •Research in astronomy and astrophysics depends critically on open source and other scientific software projects that are largely community driven (i.e. not developed or maintained by specific institutions). The primary role of this position (approximately 60% of effort) is to help support the community-oriented software instrument tool MESA. •The other major role of this position is to support and contribute to projects that align with the current research directions of the CCA, and provide leadership in supporting the larger software community within CCA. •The CCA seeks a full-time research software engineer to support the MESA (Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics) software instrument tool, and to help build, improve, and support software efforts within the center. •Technical Management and Enhancement: Adapting MESA to new technologies and evolving requirements such as compiler updates, library evolutions, operating systems progression, and hardware advances (e.g. GPU-porting). •Code Maintenance and Enhancement: Providing daily care and enhancement of the MESA source code, in collaboration with the MESA-developers team and the MESA user community. •Testing: Participating in the daily MESA testing framework in partnership with the MESA-developer team. •Product Release: Overseeing and collaborating on the public releases of the source code to the MESA community. •Community Support: Responding agilely to the software needs of the MESA user community. Qualifications: •M.S. or Ph.D. in astronomy, physics, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or a related technical discipline •Proficiency with software development in at least one compiled language (e.g., Fortran 95, C, C++ etc.) •Proficiency with collaborative version control systems (especially Git & GitHub). •Technical and scientific curiosity with a collaborative attitude. •Solid functional working knowledge of applied mathematical concepts and numerical methods. Compensation: •$150,000 - $185,000 / year •3-6 years of experience)  $150K–$185K •6 years of experience)  $150K–$185K •8+ years of experience) $190K–$215K Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!