Bioinformatics Engineer – II

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Lead the development of technical solutions from concept to launch, including estimating time and complexity.

• Create and implement custom software based on ticket specifications.

• Establish team standards for excellence and provide mentorship to junior engineers.

• Deliver clear and constructive feedback during code reviews.

• Collaborate with clients, partners, product owners, and stakeholders to gather and clarify workflows and requirements.

• Identify development blockers and challenges for prompt resolution.

• Monitor processes and maintain accurate logs.

• Resolve issues as necessary.

• Carry out additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, a Master's degree with at least 2 years of experience, or a PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

• Strong proficiency in Python programming.

• Intermediate to advanced experience in Linux environments.

• Intermediate to advanced experience with relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Microsoft SQL Server.

• Familiarity with software engineering best practices, including Git version control, unit testing, and documentation.

• Understanding of next-generation sequencing technologies and standard bioinformatics data formats such as FASTQ, BAM, VCF, and GTF.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities.

• Preferred: experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

• Preferred: knowledge of Atlassian tools including Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket.

• Preferred: familiarity with clinical genetics databases such as ClinVar and HGMD, as well as HGVS sequence variant nomenclature.

• Preferred: prior biological experience or comprehension of mutation analysis.

• Preferred: experience in creating and managing Docker containers.

• Preferred: experience in developing APIs.

• Preferred: experience with CI/CD tools such as Bamboo, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• Paid sick leave.

• Generous paid time off (PTO) program.

• 401(k) plan.