Senior Software Engineer, Bioinformatics
South San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Overview

We are looking for software engineers to join the Bioinformatics team at Counsyl and help build the analytical pipeline responsible for delivering meaningful health impact to hundreds of thousands of patients a year.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary R&D environment as we build innovative solutions for bioinformatics software systems. They will have a scientific curiosity with eagerness to learn and explore new challenges since their work will enable breakthroughs in genomics.

Responsibilities

* Author innovative, robust, and high quality software systems
* Responsible for Counsyl's core NGS products analytical pipeline from raw sequencing data to patient genotypes
* Translational development of scientific prototypes into production
* Build frameworks and practices to enable continuous integration for science
* Industry thought leadership with contributions to open source bioinformatics tools
* Build frameworks and applications to support simultaneously running projects at scale

Qualifications

* BS/MS in Computer Science, Bioinformatics with 5+ years industry experience or Ph.D. with relevant academic research
* Proven track record of developing innovative and high performance bioinformatics algorithms and analysis pipelines
* Proficient in scientific Python (numpy, scipy, pandas, scikit learn, etc) and familiarity with C++ or Java
* Fluency with Linux, high-performance computing clusters, shell scripting, databases, and analysis pipelines. Bonus for background in cloud computing architecture
* Experience with (or eagerness to learn) modern NGS tools
* Previous experience in regulated clinical environment with rigorous design control and software validation a big plus
* Experience with large scale data science, statistical modeling, and machine learning a plus