Posted:
June 17, 2026
Location:
Menlo Park, CA, United States

Job Description

Senior Software Developer, Experiment Controls

Job ID

6760

Location

SLAC - Menlo Park, CA

Full-Time

Regular

**SLAC Job Postings**

**Position Overview**

Are you a software engineer motivated by building applications that power scientific discovery? Does contributing to breakthrough discoveries in science and working with unique experimental instrumentation in a world-leading scientific research environment excite you? The Experiment Control Systems (ECS) division within the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Directorate at SLAC is seeking a Software Developer to join the Engineering and Design controls team. The Software Developer will primarily develop and maintain Python and C/C++ based applications and automation scripts that serve as an important interface for controlling complex experiments to advance scientific research.

LCLS is the world's first hard x-ray free electron laser (XFEL) with unp...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Menlo Park, United States
Posted: June 17, 2026
Deadline: June 23, 2026