Scenic Developer Specialist

Assistant Professor Daniel Fremont in the Computer Science and Engineering Department invites applications for a junior specialist. Professor Fremont's research group develops algorithms and tools to improve the reliability of software, hardware, and cyber-physical systems like self-driving cars.

We are seeking a software developer to work on infrastructure/DevOps supporting open-source development of the Scenic probabilistic programming language. Scenic is a domain-specific language based on Python used to model the environments of autonomous cyber-physical systems and generate testing or training data to help ensure their safety. We are working to transition Scenic from an academic tool with a modest user base to a self-sustaining open-source ecosystem. Towards this end, the developer will create infrastructure to support open-source development of Scenic and its broader adoption. In particular, the developer will be responsible for the following activities:

• Improve Scenic's interfaces to external simulators.
• Build a website and database for managing proposals to improve the Scenic language (similar to Python's PEP system).
• Maintain and improve our CI infrastructure.
• Develop an index for Scenic scenarios and libraries building on the Python Package Index.
• Write usage guides, tutorials, and other materials for Scenic's documentation.

Applicants with the following qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Advanced knowledge of Scenic.
• Experience with the Python project's development, packaging, and distribution infrastructure (PyPI, the PEP Index, etc.).

Scenic Project Website: https://scenic-lang.org/

Professor Daniel Fremont: https://people.ucsc.edu/~dfremont/

Computer Science and Engineering Department: https://engineering.ucsc.edu/departments/computer-science-and-engineering/

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent foreign degree) in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field. It is expected that the degree requirement will be completed by September 30, 2025.
  
• Experience with the Scenic probabilistic programming language.
• Experience with continuous integration systems built on AWS.
• Experience with front- and back-end web development.

Your application must demonstrate (e.g., in your C.V. or cover letter) that you meet all of the basic qualifications when you submit your application. There are no exceptions to this requirement.

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