Senior Python Cloud Engineer - Bioinformatics Platform

Devopsroles; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Job summary

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is seeking a Senior Python Cloud Developer to join Customer Workflows and help build a globally available data-analysis cloud platform. You will extend the EPI2ME cloud bioinformatics platform, working with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver scalable data analysis, data management, and dashboards.

You will contribute to backend services, databases, and deployment pipelines, ensuring high reliability and performance while collaborating with stakeholders and

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing Python web applications in a cloud environment.
• Experience with one or more Python web frameworks (FastAPI, Django, Flask or Litestar) and data modelling for relational/NoSQL databases.
• Experience with containers and AWS services (DynamoDB, RDS, ECS, Fargate) and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain core backend services including python web applications and API services for both external and internal customers.
• Relational and non-relational database implementation within web applications.
• Improve reliability, scalability and maintainability of services.
• Build observability through metrics and dashboards.
• Improve team documentation, processes and working practices to raise delivery standards.
• Contribute to long-term evolution of the product and future feature development.

Skills

Python web apps

FastAPI

Django

Flask

Litestar

DynamoDB

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Containers

AWS

GitLab

CodeDeploy

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a numerate discipline

Job description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is seeking a Senior Python Cloud Developer to join Customer Workflows and help build a globally available data-analysis cloud platform. You will extend the EPI2ME cloud bioinformatics platform, working with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver scalable data analysis, data management, and dashboards.

You will contribute to backend services, databases, and deployment pipelines, ensuring high reliability and performance while collaborating with stakeholders and