Senior Bioinformatics & Genomics Data System Engineer

Natera

1d • $113,600 - $142,000 • Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Bioinformatics & Genomics Data System Engineer in the Data Science Production Engineering (DSPE) department, you will be a key member of the DSPE DevOps team. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and update DSPE software tools, data platforms, cloud platforms, automation systems, and analytics systems. The role also contributes to architecture and infrastructure design, system performance optimization, technical documentation, and training. The position is remote in the USA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of relevant industry experience with only a bachelor's degree, 3 years with a master's degree, or 2 years with a doctorate.
• At least 3 years of work experience in a highly regulated environment, such as CLIA- or FDA-compliant settings.
• At least 3 years of work experience on a Software Engineering or DevOps team.
• Demonstrable experience developing and maintaining custom software tools or systems for production environments, preferably high-throughput settings.
• Demonstrable experience creating software design specification documents, verification and validation documents, and user manuals.
• Excellent understanding of bioinformatics and genomics concepts and NGS technologies.
• Excellent Python programming skills, with demonstrable bioinformatics or genomics application and/or automation-system development experience.
• Excellent understanding of AWS services relevant to bioinformatics and genomics applications.
• Working experience with AWS services such as Batch, ECS, S3, EC2, and HealthOmics; production software development experience is preferred.
• Proficiency with relational database systems such as PostgreSQL and/or MySQL, and demonstrable experience developing production database-based applications.
• Experience with bioinformatics and genomics file types such as BCL, FASTQ, BAM, and VCF.
• Working knowledge of optimizing system architecture and components for performance, scalability, and/or reliability, especially for genomics-scale data.
• Working knowledge of system and tool performance evaluation methods and factors affecting performance, including RAM, disk I/O, and network I/O.
• Working knowledge of the software development life cycle and software development and testing methodologies.
• Working knowledge of Linux command-line skills and past Linux application development experience.
• Proficiency with Git workflows and version control systems such as GitHub and/or GitLab.
• Past experience developing automation solutions.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree.
• Experience developing production software tools or systems using AWS services.
• Experience developing custom software for high-throughput settings, such as environments with heavy traffic and/or high computational load.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and efficient delivery of software tools and systems with correct and robust functionality.
• Contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, validation, maintenance, and updating of DSPE software tools and data, cloud, and automation systems.
• Work with DSPE leadership teams to create system architecture and infrastructure design documents that can be implemented and maintained efficiently.
• Monitor and optimize software and system performance, evaluating the effects of solutions on network I/O, disk I/O, RAM, CPU, and disk-space usage.
• Create, maintain, and update technical documentation for software tools and systems owned by the DSPE Software Engineering & DevOps team.
• Create training materials and contribute to training activities for team-owned software tools and systems.
• Train and coach DSPE team members on new technologies, procedures, guidelines, and best practices.
• Represent the DSPE Software Engineering & DevOps team in stakeholder meetings.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents.
• Free testing for employees and their immediate families.
• Fertility care benefits.
• Pregnancy and baby bonding leave.
• 401(k) benefits.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee referral program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior