Software Engineer

Posted on by Micaela Brun
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Job date: 2018-03-24
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Company : J. Craig Venter Institute 

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Role : Technician 


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Job Description:
J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer to join our Rockville location. The Software Engineer will work on a wide range of projects to support communications, development, and scientific projects as well as other web and design projects. JCVI is a unique research organization and has been at the forefront of genomic/DNA discovery for more than two decades. We are looking for someone who exhibits the same kind of passion and flexibility that has defined our research. If you are a talented software engineer but also believe in rich user experience and visualization, then we may have a spot for you.

Essential Functions:

  • Supports the full software development lifecycle as well as operations for software-based tools developed at JCVI.
  • Works under the direct supervision of Informatics management, or their designees, to execute software engineering assignments to meet project goals. Must be able to work independently where appropriate, exercising engineering judgment and involving supervisory personnel where appropriate. The Software Engineer’s assignments will be determined by management as a function of business requirements and personnel capabilities. The Software Engineer will assume progressively more autonomy and independence as professional progress is achieved.
  • Develops and maintains an understanding of the business domain supported by the team, as well as software and IT technologies used by the team.
  • Collaborates closely and effectively with software, bioinformatics, scientific, information technology, and administrative personnel within and outside the Venter Institute to accomplish goals. Is an effective member of software and multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Complies with all documented JCVI policies and procedures. Works with manager and JCVI administrative functions to resolve issues as they arise.
  • The dimensions upon which an Engineer’s established capabilities and professional growth will be judged are based on the ability to:
    • Execute complex tasks effectively with limited supervision
    • Design complex components within established architectures, and new architectures for medium complexity projects
    • Advance the level of software technology used within their team
    • Provide project leadership beyond the scope of their own work, including leadership of small ad-hoc project teams
    • Define and estimate scope of tasks prior to implementation
    • Execute projects within estimated time frame.

    Qualifications

    Pre-Requisites:

    • BS or MS in Computer Science/Software Engineering is required; a minimum of two years experience required.
    • Specific technical skills and experience pre-requisites will be established for each Software Engineer position, and may include some combination of the following:
      • Software development experience in a complex, multi-developer environment in Java, PHP or Python
      • Enterprise Java (Java, Javascript, JSP, Spring, EJB, MDB, Ajax, Hibernate) and associated tools and containers.
      • Web technologies (HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, and JavaScript) and Graphics tools (Photoshop, Image Ready, Fireworks or similar).
      • Relational or NoSQL Database (Oracle, Postgres, MySQL, and related tools including SQL and PL/SQL)
      • Bioinformatics tools and techniques
      • Data Modeling (UML, ER, Ontology-based) and Agile development practices
      • Operating Systems: UNIX and UNIX variants, Windows, Macintosh, and Grid technologies, including Sun Grid Engine.
      • Agile development practices.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
    • Ability to collaborate across a multi-disciplinary team, and work independently.
    Additional Skills:
    • Experience developing for one or more CMSs: WordPress, Drupal
    • Experience with Bootstrap, Responsive design

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