Software Development Engineer - Core Chemistry

TN United Kingdom; Seer Green; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a remote professional to support desktop and enterprise products in a modern development environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Life Sciences or Computing and experience in software development. Responsibilities include algorithm development and client support. A competitive salary and benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Health & Life Insurance

Company Pension

Qualifications

• Experience in the Life Sciences or Computing industry.
• Good understanding of fundamental algorithms in chemical or biological perception and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining algorithms in chem- and bio-informatics.
• Maintaining, debugging, and improving existing core methods.
• Gathering requirements, troubleshooting, and fixing bugs.

Skills

Communication

Education

BA, MSc, or Ph.D. in a Life Science

Computer Science

Tools

C++

Visual Studio

VS Code

XCode

Electron

React

Webpack

Emscripten

Node

Job description

Job Description

This role is offered as a remote working opportunity.

You will join a dynamic, distributed team in delivering support to our desktop and enterprise products in a modern, agile development environment.

The job responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining original and third-party algorithms in chem- and bio-informatics.
• Maintaining, debugging, and improving existing core methods.
• Working with many clients of the core software to gather requirements, troubleshoot, and fix bugs.

This is an ideal role for someone looking to apply their science knowledge to professional software development.

Basic Qualifications

• BA, MSc, or Ph.D. in a Life Science, especially chemistry, cheminformatics, bioinformatics, or a related subject, or Computer Science or similar.
• Experience in the Life Sciences or Computing industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Software development in C++, and associated IDEs such as Visual Studio, VS Code, or XCode.
• Design, implementation, and deployment of core algorithms in cheminformatics and bioinformatics.
• Good understanding of fundamental algorithms in chemical or biological perception and modeling.
• Experience with modern agile software development practices.
• Familiarity with web development technologies such as Electron, React, Webpack, Emscripten, and Node.
• Familiarity with Source Control Systems.
• Experience working with distributed QA, enterprise, and operations teams to deliver quality products to internal and external customers.
• Ability to critically analyze code, both new and existing.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

On offer is a competitive salary plus a wider package including health & life insurance, a company pension, and more.