Software Engineer II

Ambry Genetics; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambry Genetics Corporation is seeking a software engineer to design and develop Python applications, interfaces with databases, and contribute to scalable, secure services in a remote US-based team.

You will participate in Scrum ceremonies, review code, collaborate with stakeholders, and extend web services using REST/JSON, Flask or Django, and frontend basics.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of Python experience in a professional environment.
• Experience with Python databases (RDS, NoSQL).
• Design and develop software according to ticket specifications.
• Participate on both sides of code review and feedback.
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies (backlog, sprint planning, daily standups).
• Meet with stakeholders to understand workflows.
• Help leads and systems analysts curate tickets, providing workflow analysis.
• Monitor, log, and troubleshoot issues in production.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance Python apps with focus on scalability, performance, and security.
• Experience with Flask and/or Django.
• Frontend web development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript; React experience a plus.
• Strong understanding of relational databases (MySQL).
• Write and optimize complex queries across multiple tables.
• Experience with non-relational databases (MongoDB).
• Read/write JSON, CSV, XML programmatically.
• Experience with REST/SOAP/AMQP web services.
• Basic Docker usage; containerized deployments.
• Translate functional requirements into technical tasks and highlight complexity.
• Interest in lab processes, data structures, and related workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop custom software, systems, and integrations.
• Work with a team of software engineers, QA, and business analysts in an agile/scrum process to deliver value.
• Design technical solutions with IT operations teams and participate in scrum ceremonies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand workflows and requests.
• Complete tasks while using critical thinking to identify design issues and enhancements.

Skills

Python

Scrum

Code review

Stakeholder comms

SQL/MySQL

NoSQL (MongoDB)

REST/SOAP/AMQP

Front-end basics

React

Flask

Django

Docker

JSON/XML/CSV

Education

Bachelor's degree recommended

Tools

Flask

Django

ReactJS

Docker

MySQL

MongoDB

Job description

Compensation

Pay Range: $85,000.00 - $130,000.00 USD

Responsibilities

Our software engineers design and develop custom software, systems, and integrations. You will have the opportunity to work with a team of fellow software engineers, QA engineers, and business systems analysts in an agile/scrum process to deliver enhanced product value. In addition to writing code, the successful candidate will design technical solutions with IT operations teams, participate in scrum ceremonies, and work with stakeholders to understand workflows and requests. They are also expected to complete tasks assigned to them but are also expected to utilize critical thinking to identify design issues and propose technical or functional enhancements.

Location

Remote - U.S.

Required Skills

• A minimum of three (3) years experience in Python within a professional environment.
• Python development interfacing with various databases (RDS and NoSQL).
• Design and develop software according to ticket specifications
• Participate on both sides of code review - giving and receiving feedback
• Participate in scrum ceremonies, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and daily standups
• Meet with stakeholders to understand workflows
• Help leads and systems analysts curate tickets, providing workflow analysis
• Monitor process and log information and troubleshoot problems identified
• Develop, maintain, and enhance Python applications with a focus on scalability, performance, and security.
• Experience with Flask and/or Django.
• Experience working in various frameworks.
• Experience with frontend web development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Strongly recommend experience with frontend frameworks like ReactJS
• Good understanding of relational databases, ex: MySQL.
• Must be able to confidently write and optimize complex queries involving multiple tables.
• Experience with using non-relational databases, ex: MongoDB.
• Ability to programmatically read and write a variety of structured and unstructured formats, such as JSON, CSV, and XML
• Experience with production and consumption of web services (ex: REST, SOAP, AMQP)
• Basic understanding and usage of Docker containers
• Competency in translating functional requirements into technical requirements, highlighting complexity and problematic areas.
• Knowledge of, or interest in learning lab processes, protocols and data structures

Preferred Experience

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or related discipline is recommended, but not required
• Experience with and/or certifications in AWS or other cloud technologies is a plus

Equal Opportunity Employer

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