Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Artech Information System LLC; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent IT staffing company is seeking a Bioinformatics Software Engineer for a temporary contract role in South San Francisco. The ideal candidate will design and develop API web-services for third-party integrations with AmpliSeq Designer and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team. Strong expertise in Java, web-service frameworks, and a bioinformatics background are preferred. This role requires excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Experience developing API web-services and integrations.
• Strong skills in Java and web-service frameworks.
• Background in bioinformatics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test API web-services for third party integrations.
• Document and maintain API specifications.
• Collaborate with developers and bioinformatics scientists.

Skills

Experience with multiple complete product development life cycles

Excellent communication and organization skills

Proven expertise with Java

Experience with REST-ful webservices

Proven expertise with Perl

Bioinformatics background knowledge

Experience with cloud computing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Play framework

DropWizard

SQL databases

AWS

Docker

Job description

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.

Job Description

Job Title: Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Duration: 11+ Months
Position Type: Contract

Duties:

• We have a full-time temporary contractor opening (11 months) for an experienced software engineer in the Ion AmpliSeq Designer team.
• The individual will focus on developing a brand new API web-service to enable third-party integrations with the AmpliSeq Designer software.
• The individual will design and implement the core service and related authentication aspects, notifications, versioning, as well as work on deployment & scaling in a cloud-hosted environment.
• The successful candidate will be part of an innovative multi-disciplinary team developing applications for Ion Torrent DNA sequencing.
• As part of this team, they will be expected to work in a fast paced, complex setting to hard deliverables in a collaborative environment.
• Critical thinking, determination to succeed, the willingness and courage to push the boundaries on the possible and the drive to deliver are key attributes.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, and test API web-services to enable third party integrations of AmpliSeq Designer functionality.
• Integrate such API with existing backend data analysis pipelines and databases.
• Document and maintain API specifications, coordinate with clients of the API.
• Handle authentication, status notifications, versioning and related aspects.
• Develop automation tools and scripts to aid testing of the API using real and mock data.
• Collaborate with a team of software developers and bioinformatics scientists to deliver software features in release cycles (in an agile development process).

Requirements:

• Experience with multiple complete product development life cycles from concept to development and product testing and final release.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Proven expertise with Java and web-service frameworks like Play, DropWizard, etc.
• Experience with designing APIs, building REST-ful webservices, working with SQL databases.
• Proven expertise with Perl, Python, or UNIX scripting.
• Bioinformatics background knowledge (genomics, molecular biology) and skills (NGS, assay design, tools, file-formats etc.) are a strong plus.
• Prefer experience with cloud computing, AWS, docker, scaling.

Additional Information

Technical Recruiter

Artech Information Systems LLC

360 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Suite 2000 | Morristown, NJ 07960

Office: +1.973.967.3585 | Fax: [phone]