Sr Software Engineer (Remote)

TITLE AND CLASSIFICATION: Senior Software Engineer

REPORTING LOCATION: Rockville, MD /Remote

REPORTS TO: Vice President of Technology

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

We seek a full-stack developer with a creative and analytical mind to join Champions software solutions development team. We are developing cutting-edge algorithms to help interpret the flood of data emerging from informatic technologies while making bioinformatics accessible. As part of our team, you will help ensure our methods and tools are of the highest caliber, and you will own the problem from conception to release and help drive execution. You will apply your knowledge of computer science to analyze, improve, and develop techniques and algorithms for learning from multi-omic data from an expanding set of modern assays.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

• Design and develop algorithms and software to process, normalize, organize, visualize, and interpret data from multiple modalities.

• Be an active contributor on our software development team.

• Perform design, development, and testing activities related to assigned tasks.

• Implement new features, maintain, and test existing code infrastructure.

• Evaluate and compare best practices for processing and analyzing different data types.

• Mentor other team members and conduct code reviews.

• Manage build pipelines and release cycle.

• Other duties may be assigned verbally at any time.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Programming skills required; proficiency in Python, TypeScript and SQL required, as well as the willingness to learn new programming languages as necessary.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

• Experience with AWS cloud computing environment required.

• Experience working in Linux and running tasks in a cloud environment required.

• Experience working in teams centered around a biological question and with external collaborators is appreciated.

• Experience designing, developing, and testing RESTful APIs.

• Proficiency with the testing process; ability to debug and modify code.

• Analytical, reasoning, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with front-end frameworks like React.js preferred.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science or a related discipline with 4+ years of programming experience and 2+ years in a senior or lead role.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time using a computer in a typical office environment in a multi-level facility.

This description reflects managements assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.