Senior Laboratory Associate in Software Engineering

Role Overview

The Urban Systems Lab seeks a Senior Laboratory Associate in Software Engineering to help advance the design and development of research-driven digital tools such as ClimateIQ, an AI-driven climate risk platform supported by Google.org, in support of urban resilience and adaptation in cities across the world.

The ideal candidate will have experience across the stack – from backend services and data pipelines to the translation of design mocks into frontend infrastructure – and interest in building reliable, scalable systems that turn complex climate research into actionable insights.

The associate will work as part of a small and nimble team focused on software development, developer operations, and testing, especially for cloud-based tools like Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to support maintenance, configuration, and deployment of tech stacks. They will also assist with the design, configuration, and maintenance of the geospatial infrastructure and c...