Remote Software Engineer — AI for Biomedical Visualization

TrulyHired; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard Medical School HIDIVE Lab is seeking a Software Developer to own production software and contribute to AI-powered biomedical data portals. You will work with researchers and engineers to build interfaces for querying and visualizing complex biological data using natural language and interactive visualizations.

The role emphasizes production software ownership, API development, and contribution to open-source tools, with fully remote work and 1-year term arrangements aligned to lab

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' post-secondary education or relevant work experience
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Shell scripting

React

Vue

REST/GraphQL APIs

CSS

GitHub

Testing

Open-source collaboration

Education

Two years post-secondary education

Tools

Docker

WebGL/WebGPU

D3.js

Vitessce

Gosling

NGFF (OME-NGFF)

SpatialData

GitHub workflows

Job description

Harvard Medical School HIDIVE Lab is seeking a Software Developer to own production software and contribute to AI-powered biomedical data portals. You will work with researchers and engineers to build interfaces for querying and visualizing complex biological data using natural language and interactive visualizations.

The role emphasizes production software ownership, API development, and contribution to open-source tools, with fully remote work and 1-year term arrangements aligned to lab