Q-NEXT and the Argonne Quantum Foundry invites applications for a Full-Stack Database Programmer / Technical Developer to support the development, implementation, and maintenance of data infrastructure used in materials synthesis, model and experiment interoperability, autonomous discovery and closed-loop AI/ML frameworks. The successful candidate will contribute to improving the laboratory’s quantum materials data pipeline by helping consolidate legacy, fragmented systems into a unified, high-performance, and scalable database architecture based on the LiST codebase model. Joining a dynamic, collaborative team working across Q-NEXT, Penn. State, the Argonne community, and partners at the University of Chicago, the candidate will support the acceleration of Q-NEXT’s materials development thrusts and future AI/ML/modeling-forward efforts.
The primary focus of this position is to support the design and implementation of robust relational and non-relational database schemas capable of handling heterogeneous datasets, i.e. a backend robust sample lifetime tracking database. The database infrastructure will interface directly with synthesis and characterization tools, automated cluster tool platforms and automated synthesis hardware, enabling real-time data ingestion, structural logging, and API-driven access for physics-bound AI models and broader efforts focusing on leveraging both predictive, experimental, and simulated datasets.
The programmer will collaborate with post-doctoral researchers, staff scientists, and external partners such as LiST within Q-NEXT to gather data and workflow requirements, develop and test code, document database structures and software components, and assist in improving data access and query performance for project needs. Responsibilities may also include supporting application components, APIs, dashboards, and data processing workflows using established software development practices.
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Professional Technical (PT)
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Applications Development 2
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Full timeThe expected hiring range for this position is $69,750.00 - $108,810.00.
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