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CCAT-prime Telescope | Toronto | Developer | Full-time | ONSITE | https://ccatp.ca https://ccatp.ca We're building a 6-meter diameter telescope on a mountain i

by nolta 8y ago

CCAT-prime Telescope | Toronto | Developer | Full-time | ONSITE | https://ccatp.ca https://ccatp.ca We're building a 6-meter diameter telescope on a mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert to learn more about how stars form, the nature of dark matter and dark energy, neutrino masses, and the big bang. The telescope will be shared by multiple instruments, and our group is building the joint software infrastructure: services for controlling the telescope, moving data around, monitoring, alerting, logging, etc. Stack is still being decided but likely a mix of Go, Python, Redis, Postgres, etc. The telescope site is remote and hostile -- altitude of 5600m in the driest desert on Earth -- so we're focused on fault-tolerance. https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl?job=1803278&tz=GMT-04%3A00 https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl... (It's listed as a one-year position, but we expect it to last at least 3-4 years) Email jobs@ccatp.ca if you have any questions.

0xfeba 8y ago
This sounds awesome but I'm not applicable.
sequoia 8y ago
> Advanced skills with Linux/Unix operating system, computing hardware and networking. Demonstrated skills in Go, C/C++, or other compiled languages. Demonstrated skills in Python. Proficient in Git version control. > Pay Scale Group and Hiring Rate: USW Pay Band 13 -- $71,537 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $91,485. This is going to be a labour of love for someone–this pay rate is not at all competitive for Toronto. That said, I'd love to do it if I had the skills! It sounds like a really awesome project.
- davidw 8y ago
  > This is going to be a labour of love That describes a ton of science jobs.
yawaramin 8y ago
Agree with sequoia, that's a pretty hardcore skillset. If I may make a suggestion, maybe you could use the Python Paradox ( http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html ) to your advantage. People might take a pay cut if they can work with tech they're interested in. One option is https://elixir-lang.org/ https://elixir-lang.org/ . They're known for helping to build fault-tolerant systems (it's mentioned right at the top of the page.

by nolta 8y ago

0xfeba 8y ago

This sounds awesome but I'm not applicable.

sequoia 8y ago

> Advanced skills with Linux/Unix operating system, computing hardware and networking. Demonstrated skills in Go, C/C++, or other compiled languages. Demonstrated skills in Python. Proficient in Git version control. > Pay Scale Group and Hiring Rate: USW Pay Band 13 -- $71,537 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $91,485. This is going to be a labour of love for someone–this pay rate is not at all competitive for Toronto. That said, I'd love to do it if I had the skills! It sounds like a really awesome project.

davidw 8y ago
> This is going to be a labour of love That describes a ton of science jobs.

yawaramin 8y ago

Agree with sequoia, that's a pretty hardcore skillset. If I may make a suggestion, maybe you could use the Python Paradox ( http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html ) to your advantage. People might take a pay cut if they can work with tech they're interested in. One option is https://elixir-lang.org/ https://elixir-lang.org/ . They're known for helping to build fault-tolerant systems (it's mentioned right at the top of the page.