Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Bioinformatics Engineer (SEII)

About Catalytic Data Science (CDS):

REMOTE OPPORTUNITY 

Catalytic Data Science is a groundbreaking cloud R&D platform designed to integrate the volumes of scientific resources, data, and analytic tools while providing the ability to network with colleagues in one secure and scalable environment. By enabling R&D teams to work more collaboratively and improving productivity company-wide, the Catalytic platform helps teams achieve key R&D milestones faster and with greater accuracy. Our customers are passionate about making the world a better place, and we are inspired by the opportunity to help them.

The Role:

Catalytic is looking for a proactive, driven, and talented Bioinformatics Engineer who is motivated by the challenge to deliver highly available, secure, and scalable enterprise bioinformatics software. This mid-level position is a key member of our engineering team who will enable us to continuously deliver quality bioinformatics and visualization software. The ideal candidate would have experience securing, augmenting, and containerizing open-source analytics and visualization software for deployment on the Catalytic Platforms.

Our nimble teams work closely to rapidly build and deploy products. We are seeking someone who can communicate clearly and balance business objectives with product quality. You will work with other application engineers to understand the science, product, and business needs, provide expertise around the platform and AWS cloud service development.

If you are a proven software engineer, looking for opportunities to further grow your bioinformatics skills while contributing to a world-class team, we definitely want to talk with you.

You have extensive knowledge in:

• Containerization and container security
• Biology and bioinformatics
• Amazon Web Services

What You'll Do:

• Identify dependencies and containerize selected open-source analytics
• Work with the Science team to determine inputs, outputs, and parameters of analytics
• Work closely with UX / UI team to design clear interfaces to work seamlessly with back-end services
• Test, troubleshoot, debug throughout the application development process including assisting customers in determining causes of failed pipelines
• Work closely with other backend engineers to improve all aspects of the analytics platform including the developments/testing phase, error handling, cost and speed optimizations, usage reporting, etc.
• Develop a high-level understanding of all parts of the platform and offer assistance when necessary

What You Know:

• BS in science, computer science or related engineering or math discipline and 3+ years related work experience (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree)
• Experience containerizing (Docker) and securing open-source applications
• Extensive experience with Python
• Knowledge of R is a plus; knowledge in creating rShiny web apps is a double-plus
• Knowledge of Java is a plus
• Experience using Bash/Linux
• Experience using Amazon Web Services
• Experience making mistakes
• Experience being part of a development team
• Experience collaborating with a Product Owner, UX designer, or Requirements Analyst, etc.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), time management, interpersonal, and team participation skills

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

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