Software Engineer in Test

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Job date: 2017-11-27
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Company : Roche 

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Role : Student 


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Job Description:
Open to: Graduating students or fresh grads. B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science or equivalent field.

Ask yourself: Do you want to work on another “me too” app, ad-tech system, ecommerce platform, or would you rather build products researchers will use to cure cancer?

We are looking for top-notch engineers who can build distributed, secure and multi-tenant systems that deal with petabytes of data on a daily basis.

This is truly disruptive. Get off the sidelines and into the game. #Code2Cure

Join us as a member of Bina’s SDET team, where you will be responsible for developing the processes and test infrastructure for Bina products. You will implement and test cutting-edge, distributed, scale-out next-generation sequencing data analysis software, which is a pillar for the growing infrastructure needed to understand the human genome with speed, scale, and accuracy. Code to cure!

How you will spend your time:

  • Participating in all aspect of quality testing and releases of Bina’s products. (Distributed systems, backend testing, UI testing.)
  • Writing test cases, test plans, doing reviews.
  • Implementing and maintain an end-to-end automation test framework for running integration tests and quality dashboards. (50% of time should be in automation)
  • Providing guidance and working with the development team to improve unit test coverage, frameworks and productivity tools.
  • Participating in requirements, architecture, and design specification reviews.
  • Helping with customer interaction and support

Experience and skills you will need:

Communication & Pride of Ownership

  • Communicate clearly, and frequently.
  • Obsess over the details, without losing the big picture. Your solutions are elegant even when the problem is intricate.
  • Show relentless dedication to writing testable code and a passion for the opportunity to build superb software products for genome and cancer analysis.
Project or Internship Experience
  • Experience with development of processes and test infrastructure.
  • Familiarity with quality testing and release and support tools.
Language & Framework Proficiencies:
  • Familiarity with Java, JavaScript, and Bash with proficiency in at least one.
  • Comfortable with: AWS, Docker and Linux Shell
  • Experience with various QA and support related tools such as: Selenium, Protractor, JUnit, Cucumber, and Command Line Tools (Linux Shell)


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Additional Info:
Next-gen genomic sequencing is a new frontier. The complexity and sheer size of the data in the life sciences will make astronomical data problems look modest. Bina is laying the groundwork for the future by developing novel bioinformatics algorithms, data analysis tools, and back-end infrastructures so researchers can develop better diagnostics and cures, faster.

The path to curing cancer lies in ones and zeros.

About Us:

We code to cure! Bina Technologies is now part of Roche Sequencing, and together we are using our passion for improving lives by accelerating the science of personalized medicine. We are changing science and changing lives. In our team, you will find Life Science meets Computer Science.

Being part of the Roche Sequencing team will take us beyond working on just one product in the genomic sequencing lifecycle, unleashing us to work across the spectrum. Same great dedication and determination to build the software and systems to empower better diagnostics, but with a lot more horsepower and industry recognition. Read on, for more reasons to consider joining our mission to #Code2Cure

The science of interpreting the human genome is an exciting work in progress. Next-generation sequencing and genomic technologies are providing us with unprecedented visibility into the origins of health and disease. However, the main challenge is enabling the analysis and management of massive datasets being produced by scientists and researchers around the world.

Data Realities:

-Genomic industry data is doubling every seven months. – 2X as fast as Moore’s law for transistor density.

-Over 3 years, a full operating sequencing cluster generates over 6 petabytes of data. That’s six hundred times larger than the data generated over 3 years on YouTube.

-We’re talking about exabytes (1018) of raw, unprocessed, sequence data in a few years.

-From a tech-perspective, the genomics world is really behind computer science, but it means we have this opportunity to leap years ahead – not just make incremental changes.

We are dedicated to tackling this challenge every day. We know the ability to analyze and manage these datasets will revolutionize how we diagnose disease, develop drugs, and treat patients, especially in complex cases such as cancer.

Watch our code2cure meetup presentation and slide deck here

With a strong interdisciplinary knowledge in science and technology, we are elevating the speed and quality of genomic analysis, bringing us one step closer to solutions that will change and save lives.

Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Bina Technologies was recently acquired by Hoffmann-La Roche and now is part of Roche Sequencing.

Culture – What’s important to us, and ideally to you:

-People First: Create an environment of trust and respect.

-Own It: Take accountability to drive quality results.

-Speak Up: Actively speak up, listen, and encourage open dialogue.

-Innovate Now: Seek new ideas and embrace our diverse strengths.

-Succeed as One: Actively collaborate to achieve our common goal.

Roche Sequencing is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities.

Outside Recruiters: Please do not contact Roche Sequencing employees with unsolicited resumes. Any resume sent by an outside agency without an explicit signed Roche generated agency agreement in place will be considered unsolicited and will not be eligible for payment.

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