Associate Software Engineer

Caris Life Sciences; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Irving, TX seeks an Associate Software Engineer to join Clinical Software Products. You will implement features, fixes, and improvements under guidance, and write well-structured, testable code for a regulated production environment, while collaborating with product and engineering to define requirements.

You will build tests, participate in code reviews, monitor production systems, and learn FDA/SOX change-control practices in a fast-paced healthcare software setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Engineering or related field.
• 0–2 years professional software engineering experience.
• Foundational proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language.
• Familiarity with SDLC practices, source control, automated testing, and code review.
• Clear communication and ability to learn unfamiliar systems/technologies.
• Hands-on use of AI coding assistants (coursework, internships, projects, or professional work).

Responsibilities

• Implement well-scoped features, bug fixes, and technical improvements under guidance.
• Write well-structured, testable, documented code for a regulated production environment.
• Ask clarifying questions in design discussions and incorporate feedback.
• Submit changes for peer review; respond to feedback and review teammates’ code.
• Partner with product and engineering to define requirements, acceptance criteria, and technical constraints.
• Build and maintain automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Automate recurring delivery tasks and manual steps with reviewed scripting.
• Document work (design notes, runbooks, knowledge-base articles).
• Instrument/monitor production software; participate in incident reviews and root-cause analysis.
• Learn SOX and FDA change-control practice by completing required evidence/documentation.
• Pair with teammates and share findings; participate in technical learning.
• Work AI-first using AI coding assistants and agentic workflows; use review as the quality gate.

Skills

Programming fundamentals

Source control

Automated testing

Code review

Communication

AI coding assistants

SDLC

Learning new tech

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Job description

Associate Software Engineer – Clinical Software Products

Job Responsibilities

• Implement well-scoped features, bug fixes, and technical improvements under guidance.
• Write well-structured, testable, documented code for a regulated production environment.
• Ask clarifying questions in design discussions and incorporate feedback.
• Submit changes for peer review; respond to feedback and review teammates’ code.
• Partner with product and engineering to define requirements, acceptance criteria, and technical constraints.
• Build and maintain automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Automate recurring delivery tasks and manual steps with reviewed scripting.
• Document work (design notes, runbooks, knowledge-base articles).
• Instrument/monitor production software; participate in incident reviews and root-cause analysis.
• Learn SOX and FDA change-control practice by completing required evidence/documentation.
• Pair with teammates and share findings; participate in technical learning.
• Work AI-first using AI coding assistants and agentic workflows; use review as the quality gate.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 0–2 years professional software engineering experience (internships/co-ops/research/projects may count).
• Foundational proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language.
• Familiarity with SDLC practices.
• Comfort with source control, automated testing, and code review.
• Clear communication and ability to learn unfamiliar systems/technologies.
• Hands-on use of AI coding assistants (coursework, internships, projects, or professional work).

Preferred Qualifications

• Team-based software engineering/testing experience (internship/co-op/research/project).
• Web apps, APIs, databases, or cloud-development concepts.
• Experience writing unit/integration/end-to-end tests.
• Agile delivery experience and tooling.
• Interest in healthcare/clinical laboratory/diagnostics/life sciences software.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and attention to detail.