Software Development Engineer II - Oncoscape Platform (AWS)

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to drive the Oncoscape platform, a production-grade system for cancer research. You will build intuitive interfaces, design scalable backend services, and advance analytical methods for high-dimensional data in collaboration with researchers and clinicians.

Responsibilities include end-to-end ownership, AWS-based data pipelines, and cross-disciplinary teamwork to translate complex scientific questions into

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of direct related experience building and shipping full-stack applications using React, TypeScript, and AWS.
• Experience designing and delivering scalable, cloud-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the platform end-to-end: drive design, architecture, and iteration of a production system supporting clinical and genomic research workflows.
• Build high-performance full-stack applications: develop intuitive, scalable interfaces and services using React and TypeScript, enabling exploration of complex, high-dimensional datasets.
• Architect data-intensive systems: design secure, scalable APIs and data models for clinical and genomic data using AWS, balancing performance across client and server layers.
• Bridge research and product: translate ambiguous scientific needs into well-defined product features, analytical tools, and user workflows.
• Shape technical and product direction: contribute to architectural decisions, roadmap prioritization, and overall platform strategy in a dynamic environment.
• Collaborate across disciplines: partner with researchers, clinicians, and engineers to ensure the platform delivers meaningful, actionable insights.

Skills

Full-stack development

Frontend/Backend design

Data-intensive systems

Ambiguity tolerance

Cross-functional collaboration

T-SQL knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

React

TypeScript

AWS

API design

CI/CD

Job description

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to drive the Oncoscape platform, a production-grade system for cancer research. You will build intuitive interfaces, design scalable backend services, and advance analytical methods for high-dimensional data in collaboration with researchers and clinicians.

Responsibilities include end-to-end ownership, AWS-based data pipelines, and cross-disciplinary teamwork to translate complex scientific questions into