Software Developer (C++, Python)

BCC-NIH; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k match

Paid holidays

Vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is seeking a Software Developer in Bioinformatics and Big Data to support NIH projects at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. This opportunity is full-time and onsite with potential remote work.

You will develop and maintain NCBI bioinformatics software, collaborate with scientists and other developers, and stay current with new technologies to ensure scalable data processing for NIH initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years handling large data sets or distributed computing.
• Proficient in Linux programming environments.
• Strong C++ programming skills.
• Experience with MS SQL Server and relational design/optimization.
• Scripting in Bash, csh, Perl, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, test, and maintain NCBI bioinformatics software and retrieval systems.
• Collaborate with scientists and developers to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms.
• Learn new technologies and share knowledge with the team.

Skills

Distributed data handling

Linux

C++

SQL

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Tools

MongoDB

Docker

GitHub

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud technologies

Job description

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Software Developer in Bioinformatics and Big Data to support our work at the National Institutes of Health. This opportunity is full time and onsite at the NIH in Bethesda, MD and/or remote work.

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development, implementation, testing, and continued maintenance of NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems
• Work with a diverse group of scientists, bioinformaticians and other developers across the center to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms
• Learn new technologies, keep up with internal systems, and share your knowledge with the team

Required qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience handling large amounts of data or working in a distributed computing environment
• Programming experience in a Linux environment
• Proficiency in C++
• Experience with MS SQL server and relational database design and optimization
• Fluency in some scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python

Preferred qualifications:

• 5+ years of working with genetic and biological data
• Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL database technology
• Experience withDocker or other containerization mechanisms
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines,unit testing, integration and regression testing
• Experience using GitHub
• Experience with Cloud technologies a strong plus