Genomics AI Software Engineer II - Lead & Build Platforms

Tempus AI; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

RSU/incentive compensation

Job summary

Tempus is seeking a Software Engineer to advance Genomics AI initiatives, leading analysis, design, and elected architecture decisions. You will mentor teammates, craft code across full-stack systems, and embed AI tooling to accelerate feature delivery in a fast-paced environment.

The role focuses on backend/frontend development with React/Node.js, REST/GraphQL APIs, and cloud pipelines in an agile setting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development in an agile environment.
• Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js and frontend frameworks like React.
• Experience with GenAI coding tools and agents to assist in writing code and tests.
• Strong background in relational databases and caching solutions (PostgreSQL/MySQL, Redis).
• RESTful/GraphQL API design and microservice architectures; cloud CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design and delivery of core features for Genomics AI initiatives.
• Integrate GenAI tools and autonomous coding agents into workflows to accelerate development.
• Write clean, scalable code and participate in architecture decisions for microservices.
• Coordinate with PMs and other engineers; mentor junior team members.

Skills

3+ years software development

TypeScript/JavaScript

Node.js

React

AI tooling adoption

Mentoring others

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP/AWS

Job description

Tempus is seeking a Software Engineer to advance Genomics AI initiatives, leading analysis, design, and elected architecture decisions. You will mentor teammates, craft code across full-stack systems, and embed AI tooling to accelerate feature delivery in a fast-paced environment.

The role focuses on backend/frontend development with React/Node.js, REST/GraphQL APIs, and cloud pipelines in an agile setting.