Senior Data Engineer — Build Scalable Pipelines & Mentor Team

Foundation Medicine; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,400; Full time

Job summary

Foundation Medicine is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to be responsible for building and supporting software applications like FoundationCORE. This role requires at least 5 years of engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree, with a preference for advanced degrees. The position is based in Boston, MA with an expected salary range of $150,000 - $175,400 per year, including opportunities for bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Prior life science industry experience, particularly in genomics or biotechnology.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain a robust data platform.
• Mentor team members with less experience.
• Implement algorithms developed by FMI data scientists.

Skills

Proficiency in Java, Scala, Python, or Go

Experience with Airflow, Glue, Azkaban

SQL and relational database design

Data processing tools like Spark, Storm, Hadoop

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Containerization with Docker, Kubernetes

Concurrency and asynchronous programming

Understanding of HIPAA

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Advanced degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Kafka, Pulsar, Kinesis

NoSQL databases

Job description

Foundation Medicine is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to be responsible for building and supporting software applications like FoundationCORE. This role requires at least 5 years of engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree, with a preference for advanced degrees. The position is based in Boston, MA with an expected salary range of $150,000 - $175,400 per year, including opportunities for bonuses and benefits.