• The challenges and rewards of working in cancer genomics ensure that we are never bored.
• We have high standards. In our domain, details really matter.
• We take joy in teamwork and collaboration.
• Our tech stack includes Django, Postgres, Django Rest Framework, React.js, D3, SCSS, AWS, VMWare, Docker, Jenkins, Saltstack, Terraform, Selenium, git, and Torque (yes, Torque).
• The software department has technical leadership and includes specialists in bioinformatics, algorithm development, web development, UX design, DevOps, and software verification.

 
What this role will involve:

• Feature development on existing and forthcoming bioinformatic web applications
• Influencing the direction of our software products through technical leadership
• Working in close coordination with product owners, testers, designers, users, and fellow developers
• Drafting and maintaining detailed design documentation

 
What we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience with a backend web framework (Django, Ruby on Rails, Spring, etc.)
• Strong familiarity with AWS
• Strong familiarity with relational databases
• Proficiency in modern JavaScript and Python
• A genuine appreciation for how wonderful a good test suite can be
• An appetite for continuous improvement
• An ability to communicate complex issues with clarity, respect, and tact
• A desire to be part of a tight-knit team of smart, passionate engineers and scientists

• Insatiable curiosity

• Humility in the face of data

• Empathetic towards colleagues and your future self when writing software

• Optimistic during hard times

• Never a victim of fate but a champion of progress.

 
Bonus points for experience with and/or enthusiasm for:

• Working in a regulated field (e.g., aerospace, medical devices)
• Working under a controlled software development life cycle
• Scrum / Agile methodology
• Distributed systems
• REST API development
• Good documentation
• Molecular biology / genomics