Senior Software Engineer - Fire Safety Research Institute

Job Description

We have an exciting remote opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer at UL Research Institutes.

The Senior Software Engineer builds, tests, and maintains infrastructure and tools so that software can be developed and released for the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI). The Senior Software Engineer is a key contributor on project teams to define specifications for complex software programming applications and modifies existing applications. Supports leadership in the analysis of software and hardware system needs, options, risks, costs and impact on processes and goals that advances the mission of the institute.

UL Research Institutes:

At UL Research Institutes (ULRI), we expand the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we have studied the unintended consequences of innovation, designed solutions to mitigate risk and shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues, asking the tough questions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge.

Build a safer, more secure, and sustainable future with us. Join us and work with our Fire Safety teams who conduct the research required to produce that knowledge and put into practice.

Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI)

UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) advances fire safety knowledge to address the world’s unresolved fire safety risks and emerging dangers. As part of UL Research Institutes, we are committed to sharing our fire safety insights with everyone to advance UL’s public safety mission of providing safe living and working environments for people everywhere. Through advanced fire science, rigorous research, extensive outreach, and education in collaboration with our international network of partners, we share with stakeholders the information, tools, and resources that enable them to make better, more fire-safe decisions that ultimately save lives and property. To learn more, visit FSRI.org .

What you’ll learn and achieve:

As the Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in the rapid growth of UL as you:

Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning (Infrastructure as Code), and operational tasks.

Build scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant cloud-based systems

Key contributor on project teams and defines specifications for complex software programming applications and modifies existing applications.

Implement logging, monitoring, and incident response to resolve issues quickly.

Improve software performance by investigating problems, developing specifications, identifying trends in technology, and recommending, integrating, and documenting solutions.

Identifies system requirements by interviewing users, interviewing, and s