Full-Stack Django Engineer for Life Sciences

Scorpion Therapeutics

Louisville (CO)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with pension

Vacation

Medical/dental/vision/prescription

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Time off/leave

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks an experienced full stack Django developer to build and enhance scientific workflow applications. You will collaborate with lab scientists, design robust PostgreSQL schemas, and extend APIs while maintaining high code quality and CI/CD practices.

You should have 1+ years in Django-based web apps in biotech, active public Python contributions, and strong SQL skills. US work authorization required; on-site Colorado location with AWS/Kubernetes/Docker experience

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering or related field required.
1+ years of relevant experience building full stack Django apps in biotech or R&D.
Active GitHub with public Python contributions.
Experience with PostgreSQL and Django ORM/migrations.
Experience with Django REST Framework.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and IaC.
Authorized to work in the United States full-time (no visa sponsorship).

Responsibilities

Develop new features and enhance workflow management for scientific apps.
Maintain and extend integrations with internal/external APIs.
Design, implement, and test PostgreSQL schema changes and write efficient queries.
Write unit/integration tests to ensure code quality.
Apply best practices for code quality, CI/CD rigor, and enterprise-ready architecture.
Bridge discovery teams and IT/Cloud by translating science needs into engineering specs.