Bioinformatics Engineer II

Compensation:

Pay Range: $90,000 - $140,000 USD



 Essential Functions:

Drive technical solutions to problems, including end-to-end process flow from ideation to release, and estimating time and complexity

Design and develop custom software according to ticket specifications

Act as a role model for the team, settings standards for excellence and mentoring junior engineers

Provide clear and consistent feedback on code reviews

Meet with clients, partners, product owners, or other stakeholders to understand and clarify workflows and requirements

Highlight blockers or issues arising during development to resolve in a timely manner

Monitor process and log information, troubleshooting issues as needed

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree (+ at least 5 years work experience), Master’s degree (+ at least 2 years work experience), or PhD degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field

Proficient in Python coding

Intermediate-to-advanced experience working in Linux environments (e.g. compiling programs from source, performing text manipulations with pipes)

Intermediate-to-advanced experience in relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server)

Proficiency with software engineering best practices, including git version control, unit testing, and documentation

Knowledge of next-generation sequencing technologies and standard bioinformatics data formats (e.g., FASTQ, BAM, VCF, GTF)

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred:

Experience with cloud computing environment (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Familiarity with Atlassian suite applications (Jira, Confluence, BitBucket)

Knowledge of clinical genetics databases (e.g., Clinvar, HGMD) and HGVS sequence variant nomenclatures

Prior experience in biology and/or an understanding of mutation analysis

Creating and developing Docker containers

Experience developing APIs

Experience with CI/CD (e.g. Bamboo, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline)



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