Institute for Systems Biology Looking for Software Engineer I at Seattle, WA Full Time

The Shmulevich group is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to our Cancer Cloud Resource team. The successful applicant will work with the team to develop data ingestion workflows and backend support infrastructure, allowing cancer researchers to access the National Cancer Institute’s petabyte-scale datasets within the emerging Cancer Research Data Commons.

Typical Job Responsibilities May Include

• Development and enhancement of our Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) processes
• Development of our Django Web Application deployed using Google App Engine Flex
• Enhancement of our REST API implementation using Google Cloud Endpoints
• Collaborating with biologists and software engineers in the development of data models
• Employing a variety of scripting languages and tools to bridge across disparate systems

Required Education/experience

• BS degree in Computer Science or related discipline is required, plus at least 2 years of development experience or an equivalent combination of related education and experience

Requires Knowledge Of

• Python
• Detailed knowledge of Google Cloud Platform, particularly BigQuery
• Relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Postgres)
• GitHub version control system
• RESTful API design
• Web Application development (Django and Flask preferred)

Desirable Skills

• Strong interest in biology. Experience with bioinformatics is a plus
• Knowledge of the components of the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons and their APIs
• Knowledge of SOLR and/or Elasticsearch
• Excellent JavaScript skills
• Familiarity with requirements related to HIPAA and NIH data sharing is a plus
• Experience with automated deployment and continuous integration is a plus
• Experience with unit/integration testing is a plus

ISB is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Pay Range: $76,374 – 105,110 annually

Benefits: https://isbscience.org/careers/benefits/