Staff Software Engineer

Illumina; Alberta; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Multi-Omics Software team. In this pivotal role, you will lead the design and development of innovative cloud-based platforms that harness the power of genomic data. You will work alongside talented professionals in a dynamic environment, contributing to life-changing advancements in healthcare. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact, as you will be responsible for building scalable systems and optimizing performance while ensuring security and compliance. If you are passionate about technology and eager to drive transformative solutions, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in designing and supporting scalable applications.
• Strong Java skills and understanding of data architecture.
• Experience with cloud-based commercial systems and DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize large-scale distributed systems with security in mind.
• Build commercial SaaS products to process large data sets.
• Participate in code reviews and improve development processes.

Skills

Java Development

System Design

Data Architecture

REST Services

DevOps Practices

Debugging Skills

Performance Optimization

Security Compliance

Front-end Technologies

Teaching and Learning New Technologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD Tools

SQL Databases

NoSQL Databases

Angular

React

Iceberg

Snowflake

Job description

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Join Illumina’s Multi-Omics Software team within R&D and play a lead role in the design and development of cutting-edge next generation data and analysis platforms to unlock the power of the genome – to transform healthcare and beyond.

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As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be part of an innovative, dynamic, and adaptive organization supporting new and on-market cloud-based products that streamline the generation, analysis, aggregation, and extraction of insights from data.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and optimize the performance of large-scale distributed systems with security and compliance in mind.
• Build SaaS based commercial products to process and analyze terabytes of data.
• Own all aspects of implementation for features from design to development, deployment to production, and support and maintenance.
• Writing clean, performant, and well-tested code.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and other operational issues in the cloud environment.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes.

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting highly scalable applications.
• Excellent Java development and debugging skills.
• Deep understanding of data architecture, system design, and scalability challenges.
• Proficient in building highly scalable services based on REST.
• Experience with front end technologies and/or front-end frameworks.
• Knowledge of web libraries and frameworks such as Angular, React, Underscore.
• Proficient in various data stores: SQL, NoSQL, and/or key-value store.
• Experience with Cloud (AWS/Azure) based commercial systems.
• Experience with production-quality services, deployment, monitoring, and reliability.
• Experience with numerous aspects of DevOps, including source control, CI/CD, Kubernetes and containerized deployment.
• Demonstrated willingness to teach others and learn new technologies.

All listed requirements are deemed essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with next-generation sequencing data analysis (DNA, RNA, or multi-omics analysis).
• Experience with data warehouse technologies (e.g., Iceberg, Snowflake).

Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.