Full Stack Software Engineer, Bioinformatics

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Job date: 2017-11-07
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Company : Guardant Health 

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Role : Technician 


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Job Description:
This role for Full Stack Software Engineer is in the bioinformatics team – you will be working on the software that is used in the clinical laboratory to process patient samples and analyze their genomic profiles, finding the right treatment options for cancer patients based on a simple blood draw. You will participate in a small team following agile methodology. Your role would be to contribute to the design, implementation, and acceptance of the application with a focus on performance, stability, security, and usability.

  • Work with users and product managers to gather and refine requirements
  • Translate UI / UX wireframes into visual elements using React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python
  • Maintain and extend the applications RESTful web service / APIs in Python
  • Implement features end-end from user interface through persistent storage.
  • Provide written documentation and specifications of software products and services.
  • Preferably in a regulated environment such as IVD or CLIA.
  • Evaluate, test, and use open-source software and applications
  • Interface with other teams to obtain requirements and support deployed applications.
  • Ability and desire to work on all aspects of software development in an agile environment including documentation, design, development, and testing of features and sub-systems.
Qualifications
  • B.S. in Computer Science or related field
  • 3+ years experience developing software in production environment
  • Strong understanding of Python, React, JavaScript
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience using object-oriented programming and design patterns in production environments
  • Working knowledge of Django and DRF
  • Working knowledge of managing and deploying Docker (or other virtualization technologies)
  • Experience working with a relational database, preferably PostgreSQL
The following experience is not required but is highly desired:
  • Advanced knowledge of Django and DRf; implementing or managing compute clusters (SGE, HPC, Mesos, etc), working knowledge of HTML / JavaScript, manipulation of large data sets and visualizations, i.e. matplotlib
  • Demonstrable ability to perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this position
  • Effective communicator with written and verbal fluency in English
  • Detail oriented with an initiative to drive tasks to completion
  • Ability to work well in a rapid-pace startup environment
  • Ability to work well in a group and independently with minimal supervision


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ABOUT OUR COMPANY

We believe conquering cancer is a big data problem. That’s why we built the world’s leading comprehensive liquid biopsy. This non-invasive tool for accessing and sequencing tumor DNA is used by thousands of oncologists to help tens of thousands of advanced cancer patients. We believe the boom in cancer data acquisition we helped launch will drive important discoveries and new products. We’re working on some exciting ones, including in early detection, where the impact on patients can be profound. We’ve raised more than $500 million from investors including Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, OrbiMed, and SoftBank.

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