This position will involve working together with researchers at the MTG-UPF in Barcelona to develop and maintain web-based applications related to sound and music. It relates to a number of projects of the MTG that include large repositories of sounds with a user community around them (like freesound.org or acousticbrainz.org) 

Starting date: immediate
Duration: 12 months with option to renew

Required skills/qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or similar educational qualification
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English
• Proficiency in Python and Javascript
• Experience with at least one python based web framework (such as Django or Flask)
• Experience in working with databases and large datasets
• Demonstrated ability to write maintainable, well-documented software and documentation

 Preferred skills/experience:

• Working experience with source control systems, unit testing
• Experience in system administration tasks
• Experience in C/C++
• Familiarity with concepts of audio signal processing and machine learning
• Passion for music and audio
• Participation in open source software projects

ABOUT MTG-UPF:

The Music Technology Group of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra is a leading research group with more than 40 researchers, carrying out research on topics such as audio signal processing, sound and music description, musical interfaces, sound and music communities, and performance modeling. The MTG wants to contribute to the improvement of the information and communication technologies related to sound and music, carrying out competitive research at the international level and at the same time transferring its results to society. To that goal, the MTG aims at finding a balance between basic and applied research while promoting interdisciplinary approaches that incorporate knowledge from both scientific/technological and humanistic/artistic disciplines. For more information on MTG-UPF please visit http://mtg.upf.edu.

HOW TO APPLY?

Interested people should send a resume as well as an introduction letter to mtg-info [at] upf [dot] edu (subject: Junior%20software%20developer%20position)