Senior Software Engineer
Chicago, IL

Job Description

About our teams:

At Tempus, products are owned and developed by small, autonomous teams composed of developers, designers, scientists, and product managers. You and your team set the goals, build the software, deploy the code, and contribute to a growing software platform that will make a lasting impact in the field of cancer research and treatment.

Tempus builds software as nimble as our teams. Our modern tech stack - React, NodeJS, and Python on AWS - allows our teams to iterate rapidly and lead our industry in innovation. Our decentralized, microservice architecture and emphasis on automation allow us to deliver advanced solutions with confidence, and at scale.

Why we're looking for you:

* You've got a few years of experience working on software development teams, and can help lead in technical analysis & design, evaluating tradeoffs, and establishing best practices
* You love exploring hard problems and solving them with data-driven, iterative software development
* You understand the challenges and appreciate the rewards of a distributed and event-based architecture
* You've worked in fast-paced, agile environments and helped keep projects on track, troubleshoot roadblocks, write documentation, and coordinate cross-team collaboration
* You enjoy learning from and collaborating with a diverse, talented team and mentoring junior team members

Bonus points for:

* Experience with Docker, AWS
* Experience in Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, etc.
* Experience in biotech, genomics, and precision medicine

About Tempus

Passionate about making a difference in the world of cancer genomics?

We're on a mission to connect an entire ecosystem to redefine how genomic data is used in clinical settings. We're looking for software engineers who are passionate about changing the status quo and bringing cancer care into the 21st century.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.