Genomics Cloud Software Engineer II – Hybrid

Cooper & Hall Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity opportunities

Company pension 10%

Private medical insurance

Summer shutdown

Job summary

Illumina in the Cambridge (UK) area is hiring a Software Engineer 2 to join the End-to-End Solutions Software team. You will design, develop, and maintain cloud-based applications applying a strong engineering mindset and collaborating with product owners, architects, and other engineers.

You will contribute to oncology and NIPT projects, with opportunities to grow technically and impact patient health while working in a cross-disciplinary, people-first culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical discipline.
• Experience developing software using Java or similar language.
• Strong object-oriented analysis and design.
• Experience with Git, SVN, or similar repositories.
• Agile software development experience (Scrum/Kanban).
• Curious, analytical, and detail-oriented with fast learning.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer-focused, collaborative and take ownership of work.
• Experience with relational databases.
• Experience with Java frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate or RabbitMQ.
• Experience with container-based apps using Docker.
• Exposure to cloud platforms and services (AWS, Lambda, SNS, SQS, Kubernetes).
• Experience with frontend frameworks such as AngularJS/KnockoutJS.
• Nextflow development is beneficial.
• Genomics or life sciences knowledge is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-based applications in an agile Scrum environment.
• Ensure architecture aligns with business and user requirements.
• Implement bug fixes, enhancements, and new features to improve quality.
• Contribute to code reviews and continuous improvement activities.
• Provide technical support for production issues when needed.
• Apply best practices to deliver scalable and reliable solutions.

Skills

Java

Object-oriented design

Git/SVN

Agile (Scrum/Kanban)

Relational databases

Java frameworks (Spring/Spring Boot/HJ

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Front-end frameworks (AngularJS/Knocke

Nextflow

Genomics knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Git

SVN

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Illumina in the Cambridge (UK) area is hiring a Software Engineer 2 to join the End-to-End Solutions Software team. You will design, develop, and maintain cloud-based applications applying a strong engineering mindset and collaborating with product owners, architects, and other engineers.

You will contribute to oncology and NIPT projects, with opportunities to grow technically and impact patient health while working in a cross-disciplinary, people-first culture.