Senior Bioinformatics Engineer — Genomic Pipelines & Cloud

Hurma; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and holidays

Sick leave

Corporate events

Team-building

Continuous learning

Job summary

Hurma is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer to design and build scalable genomic analysis tools and infrastructure. You will work on processing 30x whole-genome data, pipelines, and AI-driven insights in collaboration with product, science, and engineering teams.

The role emphasizes cloud experience (AWS), large-scale data processing, and production-quality software development with Python/C#, SQL. Fluency in English and a strong detail orientation are essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in bioinformatics or a related field.
• Experience with real-world genomic datasets and file formats (VCF, BAM, FASTQ).
• Proficient in Python, C#, SQL with clean, maintainable code.
• Production bioinformatics pipelines on cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Familiar with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable pipelines for 30x whole-genome data.
• Support diverse genomic data types for consumer-scale applications.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and cost of data processing in AWS and hybrid environments.
• Collaborate with product, science, engineering, and UX teams to translate findings into clear insights.
• Develop production-quality services and tools and establish best practices across workflows.
• Debug complex data and infrastructure issues and ensure production reliability.

Skills

Problem solving

English fluency

Education

Degree in bioinformatics or related field

Tools

Python

C#

SQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

DevKit is more than just an IT company - we are a team of passionate professionals dedicated to creating cutting-edge solutions. Our employees work on exciting international startups, collaborating with highly skilled teams from around the world. With expertise in software development, design, and engineering, we help bring innovative ideas to life and drive success on a global scale!

Our mission is to connect exciting projects with top-tier professionals. We are committed to creating a dynamic space where innovation thrives, top talent excels, and global teams unite to develop cutting-edge solutions.

We’re building an AI platform that combines whole-genome sequencing, bioinformatics, LLMs, and modern backend engineering to help AI reason accurately about human genetics and health.

We are hiring a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer to develop cutting-edge genomic analysis tools and infrastructure for the Bioinformatics team. You build the data analysis and interpretation that helps users uncover meaningful insights about their health, wellness, and ancestry from their DNA. This role requires expertise in cloud technologies, large-scale genomic data processing, and software development. Your work helps power the future of personal genomics.

The Impact

• Design, build, and maintain scalable pipelines for processing and analyzing clinical-grade 30x whole-genome data.
• Support a wide range of genomic data types at consumer scale.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and cost of data processing pipelines across AWS and hybrid environments.
• Keep throughput high and latency predictable for end users.
• Develop production-quality services and tools using Python/C#, SQL, and AWS, including Lambda, Glue, Batch, S3, and RDS.
• Power Sequencing's DNA apps and reports with the services and tools you build.
• Collaborate across product, science, engineering, and UX teams to translate scientific findings into clear, consumer-friendly genetic insights that are easy to navigate.
• Establish and adhere to best practices for software engineering, data versioning, testing, observability, and documentation across bioinformatics workflows.
• Debug complex data and infrastructure issues with a systematic approach.
• Operate and improve production systems where correctness and reliability are critical.
• Leverage AI tools to increase productivity, code quality, and testing depth.
• Deliver high quality, validated output.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, or a related field.
• Strong hands-on experience working with real-world genomic datasets and file formats such as VCF, BAM, and FASTQ.
• Solid understanding of genomic databases, standards, and annotation resources.
• Proficient in Python/C#, SQL, with a track record of writing clean, maintainable code.
• Designed and implemented bioinformatics pipelines and data processing systems in production.
• Built scalable, reliable systems on cloud platforms such as AWS, including the use of managed services.
• Familiar with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal, with clear communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Working terms

• A long-term role in a stable, fast-growing company
• Flexible working hours with a results-oriented approach
• Competitive salary and benefits package (vacation, sick leave, national holidays)
• Comfortable workspace, corporate events, and team-building
• Continuous learning, professional growth, and skill development

If you're looking for a place to grow, innovate, and make an impact, we'd love to have you on board!