Software Developer, Scientific Infrastructure

We're seeking a Software Developer to join us in our mission to improve human health and quality of life through the development, distribution, and application of advanced computational methods.
As a member of our Scientific Infrastructure team, you'll play a key role in maintaining and expanding the core chemistry libraries that underlie tools across the Schrödinger suite.
Who will love this job:

• A programmer who's excited about writing performant code to calculate fundamental chemistry concepts
• A detail-oriented developer who values software engineering - aka software quality through time
• An excellent written communicator who can design clear APIs

What you'll do:

• Work on Schrödinger's core C++ and Python libraries
• Contribute publicly to industry-wide open source projects like RDKit and openbabel
• Collaborate with scientific product teams across departments and disciplines
• Maintain the integrity of our current tools while writing new tools to accelerate progress in our product groups

What you should have:

• Experience with C++
• Preferred past contribution to any open-source project
• Some familiarity with writing code in a professional environment (we'd prefer someone with a few years of industry experience)
• Cheminformatics background is a plus

Pay and perks:
Schrödinger understands it's people that make a company great. Because of this, we're prepared to offer a competitive salary, stock options, and a wide range of benefits that include healthcare (with dental and vision), a 401k, pre-tax commuter benefits, a flexible work schedule, and a parental leave program. We have catered meals in the office every day, a company culture that is relaxed but engaged, and over a month of paid vacation time. Our Administrative and Human Resources departments also plan a myriad of fun company-wide events. New York is home to our largest office, but we have teams all over the world. Schrödinger is honored to have been selected as one of Crain's New York Best Places to Work for the past three years running.
Sound exciting? Apply today and join us!
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