Senior Scientific Application Programmer - Warn-on-Forecast System Developer at Lynker Corporation
College Park, MD
$95,000–$135,000
Jul 14, 2026
College Park, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on developing and transitioning NOAA's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) — a high-resolution, convection-allowing ensemble weather prediction system. Day-to-day work involves scientific software development, workflow automation, data assimilation integration, and performance testing across both the current WRF/GSI-based system and a next-generation MPAS/JEDI-based successor, all within cloud and high-performance computing environments. It suits a candidate with a graduate-level background in atmospheric science or a related field and hands-on experience in numerical weather prediction modeling and scientific programming.
Senior level · Remote · Master's required · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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The role sits at the intersection of scientific software development and atmospheric/meteorological domain expertise — 15-1252 (Software Developers) is the best fit given the emphasis on developing, integrating, and optimizing scientific software and workflows; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a plausible runner-up given the highly specialized scientific computing context.
The JD requires an M.S. or higher in a relevant field; because a specific graduate degree is stated as a hard requirement (not 'or equivalent experience'), the degree requirement is set to Masters.
Cloud HPC experience is listed as 'highly desired' rather than required, so it is marked preferred.
GSI/JEDI data assimilation experience is explicitly called 'preferred' in the qualifications section.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Remote status is set per caller declaration; no metro is inferred.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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