Sr. Full Stack Engineer

Summary/Objective:

We are seeking a Full Stack Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable solutions to problems across the full stack. The successful candidate has a firm understanding of software engineering and front-end, as well as back-end frameworks. This role sits at a unique intersection of deep-learning, software-engineering, genomics, synthetic-biology, and computational biology; as such, the successful candidate will have an opportunity to pick up new interdisciplinary skills that can be broadly leveraged in the field of next-generation healthcare. Successful candidates will join an exciting and fast-paced team focused on improving human health worldwide through highly innovative CRISPR and Synthetic Biology-based platforms for molecular diagnostics.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. 

• Work across the full stack to build software pipelines that efficiently and securely capture various data-streams within the company
• Mentor stakeholders across the organization in best practices for scalable data capture and analysis
• Document processes related to back-end design, configuration, and performance.
• Collaborate with a fully remote team of scientists and engineers to advance broader computational research.
• Actively track and implement state-of-the-art practices in front-end software development

 Competencies:

• Communicate with Impact
• Decision Making & Problem Solving
• Taking Initiative and Follow-up
• Planning and Organizing
• Building Effective Partnerships
• Adaptability
• Technical Skills/Professional Knowledge
• Best practices in GitHub

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• NA

Work Environment:

• NA

Physical Demands:

• Standard physical demands typical of computational work (typing, screen-visualization)

Travel Required:

• NA

Required Education and Experience:

• BSc and minimum of 6 years’ professional experience in computer-science / software engineering.
• Direct experience working in Python and with AWS / GCP .
• Demonstrated experience in building web applications and RESTful APIs.
• Demonstrated experience working with Java & React.
• Extensive knowledge of and experience working with SQL and related language.
• Knowledge and experience of various database-design architectures (e.g. Snowflake).
• Excellent communication skills and creative problem solver in Python programming.
• Must be familiar with Linux (i.e. Ubuntu) and distributed computing methods (e.g. Slurm).

Work Authorization/Security-Clearance Requirements:

Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are not merely trendy buzz words to us; they are part of our core values.  We are committed to creating a community of well-rounded professionals from all ethnicities, nationalities, educational backgrounds, and genders.  This “melting pot” of differences is what fosters ideas and innovations. Our beliefs span beyond our walls and into the world, as reflected in outreach to various underserved domestic and global communities.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Other:

Sherlock requires employees to be fully vaccinated pursuant to Company policy (policy allows for potential exemptions for medical or religious reasons, consult with Human Resources for more information).

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