Software Developer II, Cloud Healthcare and Life Sciences

Google; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a software developer to enhance healthcare solutions using cloud technology and AI. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree and possess programming experience in multiple languages, including Python and C++. The role involves writing code, participating in design reviews, and addressing product issues. This position is an excellent opportunity to drive innovation in global healthcare data management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience with software development.
• 1 year of experience with data structures or algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
• Review code developed by other developers.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content.
• Triage product or system issues and debug.

Skills

Software development experience

Proficient programming skills in Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript

Experience with data structures or algorithms

Golang or C++ proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cloud Platforms (Google Cloud Platform)

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 1 year of experience with data structures or algorithms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Certifications in Cloud Platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform).
• Experience developing with cloud-based APIs.
• Proficient programming skills in Golang or C++.

About The Job

Google Cloud provides the engine to transform global healthcare, and clinical data is its fuel. The challenge is that this data is often fragmented and lacks the interoperability needed to drive innovation. Our team is dedicated to solving this. We build solutions that make healthcare data interoperable, using natural language processing and machine learning to unlock its value for the world's leading healthcare organizations.

Our mission is to make healthcare data truly 'useful,' enabling our partners to learn from historical data to improve future patient outcomes and reduce costs. We are at a pivotal moment in the advancement of artificial intelligence. The incredible progress in large language models and generative AI presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape the healthcare landscape. As part of our team, you will help leverage these technologies to revolutionize how our customers interact with health data, building products that will define the future of medicine.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.