Lead Data Scientist; Scientific Software Engineer​/Computational Scientist – W2

Role:
Lead Data Scientist (Scientific Software Engineer / Computational Scientist)

Location:
Mountain View, CA (Hybrid 3 days a week onsite)

Job Type: W2 Contract

Experience Level: Lead

Main

Skills:

• Python (Num Py/Sci Py/CuPy)
• C
• Py Torch
• Geostatistics
• 3D Mathematics
• CUDA/OpenMP
• AI-assisted coding

Short Overview:

• Scientific Software Engineer or Computational Scientist with a niche background in scientific simulation, procedural generation, or computational physics.
• This is an implementation-heavy role requiring a developer who can translate complex mathematical logic and generative ML models into performant code to solve high-dimensional geometric problems.

Seeking a deep expertise in scientific computing, procedural generation, or computational physics to build the core algorithms for our 3D subsurface modeling engine.

This is an implementation-heavy position bridging procedural physics and generative ML.

• Procedural Generation
  :
  Terrain synthesis, voxel engines, noise-driven systems
• Scientific Computing
  : CFD, FEA, multi-physics solvers
• Computational Geometry
  : 3D mesh processing, volumetric data structures, spatial partitioning

• Example:
  Build C/Python kernels using 3D Perlin/Simplex noise and vector fields to simulate braided river systems
• Example:
  Implement Boolean CSG algorithms for volumetric injections of igneous bodies

• Example:
  Generate realistic fracture networks via 3D generative models
• Example:
  Apply neural style transfer to map sedimentary textures onto volumetric frameworks

• Languages
  :
  Expert Python (Num Py/Sci Py/CuPy); proficient C for performance kernels
• Mathematics
  :
  Linear algebra, vector calculus, coordinate transformations
• ML Frameworks
  :
  PyTorch (generative AI, computer vision)
• Performance
  : CUDA/OpenMP; parallel computing experience
• Workflow
  : AI-assisted coding for rapid prototyping and testing

• Structural modeling
• Sedimentology
• Tectonics
• Geostatistics

• MS/PhD in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Computational Physics, or equivalent
• Portfolio/Git Hub demonstrating procedural world-building, physics engines, or scientific simulators