Senior Software Developer, Cloud

Ariadne; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Ariadne is seeking a Senior Software Developer with Linux and Cloud experience to support NIH's NCBI in North Bethesda, MD, designing and developing business-logic and presentation components for the NIH web portal and optimizing system performance for large biological datasets.

The role requires 5+ years in distributed computing, Linux programming, cloud platforms (AWS and GCP), Java/C/C++, scripting (BASH, Python), and XML/JSON, with experience in CI/CD, testing, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience handling large data or working in a distributed computing environment.
• Programming experience in a Linux environment.
• Experience with Cloud technologies: AWS: EC2, S3, Lambda; GCP: GKE, Google Store, Cloud functions.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language: Java, C, or C++.
• Fluency in scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python.
• Ability to work with structured documents (XML or JSON).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit tests, integration and regression testing.
• Solid communication skills both oral and written.
• Code samples may be requested.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of business-logic and presentation components for NIH web portal.
• System performance optimization for large volumes of biological data.
• Development of algorithms for analyzing large volumes of biological data.
• Design and support of databases for storing genomic and other biological information.

Skills

Distributed computing

Linux

Java

C

C++

Bash

Python

XML/JSON

CI/CD pipelines

Communication skills

Tools

AWS

GCP

CI/CD

Job description

We are searching for a Senior Software Developer with Linux and Cloud experience to support the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in North Bethesda, MD.

Requirements

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience handling large amounts of data or working in a distributed computing environment
• Programming experience in a Linux environment
• Experience with Cloud technologies:
  • AWS: EC2, S3, Lambda
  • GCP: GKE, Google Store, Cloud functions
• Proficiency in at least one of programming languages: Java, C, C++
• Fluency in some scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python
• Ability to work with common structured documents (at least one of XML, JSON)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit tests, integration and regression testing
• Solid communication skills both oral and written
• Please be aware that samples of code will be asked for

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with working with genetic and biological data
• Experience with relational databases
• Experience with no-SQL databases such as Cassandra
• Experience with open source projects and involvement in open source communities such as GitHub, etc.
• Experience managing production workflow of an online public database
• Experience with RESTful API design
• Adept at Agile techniques and practices

Additional Information

• Competitive salary depends on skills and experience.
• Excellent benefits package

Several positions are available that have following responsibilities: design and development of business-logic and presentation components for NIH web portal, system performance optimization, development of algorithms for analyzing large volumes of biological data, design and support of databases for storing genomic and other biological information.