Research Software Engineer IV

🇺🇸 Gainesville, FL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $82K - $98K

💻 Software Engineering

🗓️ September 12th, 2025

Python Kubernetes Docker

Edtech.com's Summary

The Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology Quantitative Health is hiring a Research Software Engineer IV. This role leads the development of scalable, secure machine learning pipelines and software for integrating electronic health records, imaging, and histology data to support AI-driven biomedical research. The engineer collaborates with researchers and developers to ensure systems meet institutional and federal standards while maintaining interoperability and reproducibility.

Highlights

Lead design and implementation of AI/ML pipelines integrating multimodal biomedical data including EHR, imaging, and molecular datasets.
Develop secure software architectures using containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes compatible with institutional environments.
Manage version control (Git), continuous integration, automated testing, and detailed technical documentation.
Collaborate closely with data scientists, clinical researchers, and engineers to align technical solutions with research goals.
Provide mentorship and lead performance optimization efforts for machine learning models.
Proficiency required in Python and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Experience preferred with MLOps tools (MLflow, Weights & Biases), cloud deployment, and secure software design.
Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree with 7 years experience, Master's with 5 years, or Doctorate with 3 years in relevant technical fields.
Salary range: $82,000 - $98,000 annually.
Reports to Principal Investigator Dr. Pinaki Sarder in a federally funded multi-institutional research initiative within the Computational Microscopy Imaging Lab.