Senior iOS Engineer

Job ID: 270977867
Job date: 2017-05-17
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Company : Helix 

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Role : Technician 


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Job Description:
We're looking for passionate, talented individuals who can:

-Build the first Helix iOS applications from scratch. There is no legacy code to maintain — start with a blank canvas to shape the technology, company, and industry.

-Design and implement the Helix iOS SDK to integrate with the Helix Platform.

-Analyze performance throughout the stack to optimize the user experience.

-Develop applications from prototypes to production.

-Work with designers, platform engineers, product managers, and scientists to construct a top-notch user experience for Helix customers and partners.

-Establish engineering best practices for the Helix iOS code base.

-Innovate on new ways to interact and visualize with a diverse of never-before-seen content.

At a minimum, you have:

-5+ years development experience in Objective-C or Swift on iOS

-5+ years development experience in Java, C++/C, C#, JavaScript, Python, or Ruby

-A proven track record shipping products for the iOS App Store

-Aesthetic instincts in both visual and interaction design

-Experience solving performance optimization problems

-Experience with multithreaded programming

-Familiarity with full-stack development

-Affinity for an engineering culture that emphasizes Agile, DevOps, and continuous delivery

-BS+ in Computer Science required; coursework in genetics/bioinformatics a plus

-Great problem-solving skills and experience with some or all of these areas: software platforms, consumer applications, genomics

What Helix can offer you:

-Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity

-Great benefits, including medical, dental and vision

-401k with employer matching

-12 weeks paternity and maternity leave

-Generous vacation policy

-Commuter benefits

-Gym subsidies


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Additional Info:
We believe that everyone benefits from their biological information. It’s our mission to empower every person to improve their life through DNA. With our high-quality, trusted partners and state-of-the-art lab, we’ve created the first platform of personalized products and services powered by genetics. From advanced cancer screening to custom fitness and nutrition plans, the world of DNA learning is becoming more accessible and more valuable than ever.

So far we’ve raised over $100 million from investors like Illumina (the world’s leader in genetic sequencing equipment), Warburg Pincus, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins. We’ll be working with partners such as National Geographic, the Mayo Clinic, Invitae, and many others to develop applications which interpret your genome, with an app store and marketplace launching in 2017.

Our big vision comes with big responsibility. That’s why we’re building a team of experts in the field of genetics, engineering, design, business development, and beyond to help bring actionable insights to our customers. We’re looking for the best and brightest minds who are passionate about our mission and are excited to work on a truly diverse team.

Our platform will serve millions of users at an unprecedented data scale—data that is the most personal kind of data you can have: DNA. We are building an app store that will be a one-of-a-kind genomics storefront, rich with partner products ranging from carrier screening to recreation to health and wellness. We are building a developer ecosystem that will unlock the creativity of the community to discover new insights that we can’t even dream of today.

Helix’s engineering culture emphasizes:

-Curiosity - we are all passionate about the possibilities enabled by having access to your own genome

-Responsibility - we have an obligation to people and our partners to operate with highly credible research guided by well respected advisors, with clear and effective communication about our products

-Agility - flexibility and a desire to be nimble, smart, and effective are important to the Helix culture

-Experience - we’re building a team with amazing track records of achievement in multidisciplinary environment

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