Astronomical Computation Engineer
Turing • Remote • Posted 8 days ago
Education
Any
Type
Pay Rate
$52/task
Posted
8d ago
Role Overview
As a Astronomical Computation Engineer, you will solve complex coding challenges to create "Golden Data" for training advanced code-generation models. You will likely engage in "red-teaming" (adversarial testing) to find logic gaps in AI code, write unit tests for generated snippets, and provide expert-level refactoring. This is pure technical work—no meetings, just deep-dive problem solving in languages like Python and C++.
Requirements
- • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics, Astronomy, or Mathematics
- • Minimum 3 years of professional Python development experience
- • Demonstrated proficiency with at least one of the following astronomical computation libraries: pyswisseph (Python extension to the Swiss Ephemeris — github.com/astrorigin/pyswisseph): Provides high-precision planetary position computation, house cusp calculation, Ayanamsa application, eclipse computation, and all major coordinate transformations used in both Western and Vedic astrology. Must understand functions like swe_calc_ut(), swe_houses(), swe_set_sid_mode() for sidereal/Nirayana calculations; Skyfield (Elegant astronomy for Python — github.com/skyfielders/python-skyfield): Modern Pythonic library for high-accuracy positional astronomy using JPL ephemeris data. Must understand loading ephemeris files (de421.bsp), computing planetary positions, coordinate transforms (ecliptic, equatorial), and time scale handling (UT1, TDB, TT)
- • Understanding of the conceptual difference between Sayana (tropical) and Nirayana (sidereal) coordinate systems and how Ayanamsa bridges them
- • Familiarity with astronomical time systems (UT, UTC, IST, Julian Date) and coordinate systems (ecliptic longitude/latitude, right ascension/declination)
- • Basic understanding of Vedic Astrology concepts: Rashi, Nakshatra, Lagna, Bhava, Graha — enough to understand what the calculations mean in Jyotish context
- Must be eligible to work in Remote
Compensation Analysis
Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems.Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specia
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