Software Engineer, Bioinformatics Data Pipelines

embl; Hinxton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working patterns

Private medical insurance

30 days annual leave

Relocation package

Job summary

EMBL-EBI in Cambridgeshire is seeking a Software Engineer to design and develop robust modules and scalable workflows for data release and management of large scientific information. You will deliver well-tested, documented code and collaborate with bioinformaticians and biologists.

The role emphasizes distributed big data processing, timely delivery, and cross-team coordination with the Ensembl group to manage data imports.

Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Software Engineer with at least 3 years of professional experience in software development in a production environment.
• Experience in Agile processes.
• Good communication skills.
• Experience in Java and/or Python development.
• Experience in git and basic Unix Commands.

Responsibilities

• Design, development, test, document and maintenance of software for the import production pipeline. Liaise with the Ensembl team in Reference selection and data imports.
• Assist with the data analysis and data processing algorithms.
• Support and maintain the resource production and service release.
• Engage and coordinate work with different teams in the organization.
• Assist with innovative programming and big data technologies.
• Assist with programming standards to promote best practices.

Skills

Java

Python

Agile

Communication

Unix

Education

Bachelors in CS

Tools

Git

Unix

Job description

EMBL-EBI in Cambridgeshire is seeking a Software Engineer to design and develop robust modules and scalable workflows for data release and management of large scientific information. You will deliver well-tested, documented code and collaborate with bioinformaticians and biologists.

The role emphasizes distributed big data processing, timely delivery, and cross-team coordination with the Ensembl group to manage data imports.