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Datacor, Inc.

Lead Scientific Programmer

Datacor, Inc.

. Participate in design discussions and all aspects of application development across the full development lifecycle .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
TableauC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Participate in design discussions and all aspects of application development across the full development lifecycle
  • Own the numerical solutions and mathematical/computer science algorithms underlying GoldSim’s simulation engine, from theoretical foundation through implementation in C++
  • Improve GoldSim’s numerical capabilities and propose new features driven by customer needs
  • Build GoldSim models for QA, verification, product examples, and customer support
  • Use hands-on model-building to validate new or improved algorithms
  • Document the theoretical basis and practical implementation of GoldSim’s numerical methods
  • Partner with the founding engineer to formalize modeling, QA, and support methodology
  • Work with the software engineering team to integrate numerical capabilities into the broader platform
  • Translate business and product requirements into technical specifications
  • Serve as a technical resource for customer support and QA on advanced modeling and numerical questions
  • Communicate technical and mathematical concepts to engineers, QA, and product stakeholders
  • Apply modern computational approaches, including machine learning, to accelerate, approximate, or extend traditional numerical simulation methods
  • Identify opportunities to modernize GoldSim’s algorithmic infrastructure

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Masters or PhD level in science or engineering, with outstanding academic performance
  • Broad experience with applied math and numerical methods for solving science and engineering problems, including matrix algebra and numerical methods for solving partial differential equations
  • Earth sciences or civil engineering background, preferably including contaminant transport modeling
  • Extensive C++ programming experience, ideally in scientific or engineering applications
  • Proven ability to design and implement practical numerical solutions to real-world problems
  • Good communications skills; must write effectively and enjoy interacting with other team members
  • Experience with commercial or open-source numerical libraries and frameworks is a plus
  • Experience developing and supporting Windows desktop applications is a plus
  • Hands-on experience with data science tools such as MATLAB, R, or Tableau is a plus
  • Experience applying AI/ML techniques to scientific or engineering software is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Opportunity to work on software used by engineers and scientists around the world
  • Meaningful technical challenges
  • Real autonomy
  • Opportunity to help define the future of a globally respected product
  • Flexible opportunity to work from Datacor’s US offices, including Seattle, as desired