Senior Software Engineer, Product
Join Watershed Informatics as a Senior Software Engineer to enhance our omics research platform with innovative features.
Posted by employer 2 years ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 3–6 years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Software Engineer at Watershed Informatics, the individual will focus on designing and implementing new features for the company's omics research platform, enhancing how scientists analyze genomic data. Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, and RESTful APIs is essential, along with a solid background in developing complex software solutions in data-intensive environments. This position is ideal for experienced engineers with 3-6 years in the field, particularly those who thrive in collaborative settings with bioinformaticians and engineers. Watershed's team is characterized by its intellectual curiosity and commitment to driving innovation in the biocomputing space.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Watershed Informatics's career page.
- Watershed Informatics has 7 other open roles including Customer Success Engineer, Bioinformatics, Infrastructure Engineer, Software Engineer, UI.
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Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer, Product role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Boston.
- How much experience is required?
- 3–6 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, Product role.
- Where is the role based?
- Watershed Informatics is hiring for this position in Boston.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: JavaScript, Python, RESTful APIs.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Watershed Informatics targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Product role at Watershed Informatics.
From the original posting
About Watershed
Our vision is to become the leading biocomputing platform. The future of biology is in big data analysis, and we are on a mission to accelerate digital drug discovery with the Watershed platform. Watershed enables scientists to conduct all essential analysis — from lab data to plot — with a single software platform.
We have attracted some of the best bioinformatics, engineering, and commercial talent, and we are growing! Join a team that’s intellectually curious with a bias for action, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, composed of people who have come together to enable outcomes while empowering the research of all those committed to changing lives — all while bringing transformational change to a $40 billion industry.
Role
Watershed Informatics is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design and build new features for our omics research platform. We’re looking for engineers eager to weigh tradeoffs, solve real problems, and expand the capabilities of an enterprise research offering.
You’ll partner with our engineers and bioinformaticians to understand the technical limitations of our platform and the bioinformatics tools we connect to. Cloud Data Lab handles large volumes of genomic data - you’ll build services to move data between components and interfaces so biologists create better analyses.
We are currently focused on senior level, experienced engineers. To us, this means 3-6 years of industry experience designing and writing software to solve tough problems in rigorous engineering environments.
Responsibilities
- Develop new services and features that expand and improve how scientists analyze omics data on Cloud Data Lab.
- Meet with bioinformaticians to uncover functionality and technical requirements of current and in-development bioinformatics tools
- Design core functions scientists and users will draw on to create interoperable bioinformatics solutions.
- Coordinate with engineers and leadership to manage and prioritize projects.
Qualifications
- 3-6 years of experience with some of the following: Python, JavaScript, RESTful APIs
- Industry experience developing complex functions for a data-driven software offering.
- Practical understanding of computer science and system design principles.
Watershed is an equal-opportunity employer and believes diversity of all types is integral to company success. We do not discriminate on the basis of religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.