Remote Biomedical AI & Visualization Software Engineer

Harvard Medical School; Boston (MA); A distancia; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Harvard Medical School’s HIDIVE Lab seeks a Software Developer with 1-3 years of professional software development experience to contribute to AI-powered biomedical data portals and visualizations. Under guidance, you will help integrate NLP-enabled interfaces and develop APIs to move visualizations within systems.

This role offers ownership of production software and meaningful exposure to biomedical research, with a focus on robust web-based tools, testing, and documentation.

Formación

• 1-3 years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, shell scripting, and modern web frameworks (React, Vue).
• Familiarity with REST/GraphQL APIs, CSS, and component-based design patterns.
• Experience with automated testing, version control (e.g., GitHub), and collaborative software development workflows.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of automated testing, version control (e.g., GitHub), and package distribution (e.g., npm, PyPI).
• Experience with Vitessce, Gosling, D3.js, or similar visualization libraries.
• Familiarity with WebGL/WebGPU or emerging visualization trends is a plus.
• Familiarity with LLMs, natural-language interfaces, and AI-powered development tools to improve efficiency and enhance metadata-driven applications.
• Background in bioinformatics data formats, molecular biology, or genomics/single-cell/spatial biology data.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects is a strong plus.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain web-based software for biomedical data discovery and visualization.
• Participate fully in the software development life cycle across multiple concurrent projects.
• Identify, triage, and resolve software bugs and performance bottlenecks using browser developer tools across multiple browsers and devices to ensure a seamless, high-performance user experience.
• Write tests and documentation, and maintain reliable, open-source code.
• Participate in code reviews, issue tracking, and iterative product development.
• Contribute to utility tools for metadata management and file format handling for genomic, single-cell, and bioimaging data (e.g., VCF, BAM, BigWig, BED, OME-NGFF, Zarr, SpatialData, etc.).
• Containerize workflows using Docker or similar tools for portability and reproducibility.
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain cloud-based services supporting lab software and data portals.
• Collaborate with researchers and domain experts to translate scientific needs into software features.
• Contribute to academic publications, technical reports, and documentation for both lay and specialist audiences.
• Stay current with emerging technologies in data visualization, AI, software development, and computational data science.
• Abide by and follow the Harvard University IT technical standards, policies, and Code of Conduct.

Conocimientos

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

shell scripting

REST/GraphQL APIs

CSS

React

Vue

GitHub

web frameworks

D3.js

WebGL/WebGPU

LLMs

Educación

Two-year college coursework or equivalent experience

Herramientas

Docker

Vitessce

Gosling

D3.js

WebGL/WebGPU

npm

PyPI

Descripción del empleo

Harvard Medical School’s HIDIVE Lab seeks a Software Developer with 1-3 years of professional software development experience to contribute to AI-powered biomedical data portals and visualizations. Under guidance, you will help integrate NLP-enabled interfaces and develop APIs to move visualizations within systems.

This role offers ownership of production software and meaningful exposure to biomedical research, with a focus on robust web-based tools, testing, and documentation.