Software Engineer II — Oncology Platform & Data (Hybrid/Remote)

Fred Hutch; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center seeks a Software Development Engineer II to drive the Oncoscape platform, building intuitive interfaces and scalable backends for cancer research. You will work with researchers and clinicians to turn complex questions into robust software and actionable insights, delivering full-stack features from 0 to 1.

The role involves data-intensive systems, secure APIs, and collaboration across disciplines in a partially on-site and remote setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 3-6 years of directly related experience.
• 3+ years of experience building and shipping full-stack applications from zero to production, using React, TypeScript, and AWS.
• 3+ years designing and delivering scalable, cloud-based systems.
• Proven ability to own and architect end-to-end, data-intensive systems, making sound tradeoffs across frontend, backend, and data processing layers.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, contributing to both technical architecture and product strategy.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams, translating complex scientific requirements into intuitive, production-grade software.
• Strong analytical abilities and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of relational databases and T-SQL.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts, data structures and algorithms.
• Understanding of specific programming languages.
• Other department-determined skills or experience may be required.

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

React

TypeScript

AWS

Data modeling

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

AWS

SQL Server

Job description

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center seeks a Software Development Engineer II to drive the Oncoscape platform, building intuitive interfaces and scalable backends for cancer research. You will work with researchers and clinicians to turn complex questions into robust software and actionable insights, delivering full-stack features from 0 to 1.

The role involves data-intensive systems, secure APIs, and collaboration across disciplines in a partially on-site and remote setting.