Full Time - Exempt
At the Center for Open Science (COS), we build the tools to make it possible and easy for the research community to make scientific investigations' data, results, and outcomes open, transparent, and reproducible. Our team is dedicated to improving the alignment between scientific values and scientific practices to improve the accumulation and application of knowledge. The COS team moves quickly, identifies problems and creates solutions, encourages risk-taking, blends science and technology, and is collaborative, high energy, and dedicated to openness.
We are seeking a remote, hands-on Software Engineering Manager. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of development experience with Angular and Typescript, and preferably experience with Python and Django. Experience with Github, open source software development and Postgresql in a Cloud and agile environment is a strong plus.
Description of Responsibilities:
Writes clean, maintainable, and well-designed code that works and is understandable by teammates
Analyzes technical requirements, architecture patterns, and software solution designs for projects and adapts the code to deliver
Performs helpful code reviews, with a good balance of responsiveness and thoroughness
Takes ownership of functional areas and projects
Debugs and tunes performance of the system, including DB Modeling and APM
Builds and maintains microservices made from monolithic applications
Management
Enforces Engineering standards, technical guidelines, principles and best practices
Collaborates with peers, Product and lead engineers
Helps shape Technology vision at Project level and distribute workload
Manages team and conflicts, develop Engineers through regular mentoring, coaching, training, goal settings, one on ones, and performance reviews
Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
Required Skills:
Demonstrates expert-level understanding of at least one or more commonly used languages, technologies, or frameworks, such as:
Extensive experience in software development, scripting, and project management
Managed at least 3 people for at least one year
Strong and effective communicator with good oral and written communication skills with ability to communicate with a non-technical audience
High level of interpersonal skills and ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of duties
Required Experience/Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related field or equivalent experience
At least 5 years programming experience (5-8 years of professional experience in software engineering preferred)
Salary
Benefits
401(k) with employer match. COS offers a matching contribution of 100% up to 3% of pay and another 50% up to 5% of pay (the full match will be 4% if participants elect to defer 5%).
Health, dental, and vision insurance. COS covers 100% of employee premium and 50% of all dependent coverage costs under the base plan.
15 days of paid time off and 5 days of sick leave in year one.
COS offers paid leave for up to three (3) months to all full-time, regular employees to care for their child after birth, after or during the adoption process, or to care for their spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition as well as for the employee’s own serious health condition.
Remote work with a Macbook and Google Workspace environment.
Additional Information
This is a fully remote position, with the expectation to attend two multi-day, in-person retreats each year, plus occasional additional travel for project or partner meetings as needed (to be discussed in advance).
COS supports flexibility in work scheduling. Most teams operate 9am–5pm Eastern Time, with core hours of 11am–4pm ET for collaboration. Adjustments for other U.S. time zones are possible.
This position is fully remote/home based. Applications will be accepted from candidates based in the following US states: CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, IL, IN, MD, MA, MO, NJ, NY, NC, SC, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WV. Please note, in order to be considered for this position you must be authorized to work in the United States and have a U.S. address and bank account.
Independent contractors and contract-to-hire will not be considered.
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This position will remain open until January 22, 2026.
COS is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also strongly encourage applications from members of groups underrepresented in science and technology industries.
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