Bioinformatics Engineer 2

ambry genetics

📍 Remote🌐 Remote💰 $90,000–$140K/yr🕐 1mo ago🔗 workday

Job Description

**Compensation:** Pay Range: $90,000 - $140,000 USD **Essential Functions:** * Drive technical solutions to problems, including end-to-end process flow from ideation to release, and estimating time and complexity * Design and develop custom software according to ticket specifications * Act as a role model for the team, settings standards for excellence and mentoring junior engineers * Provide clear and consistent feedback on code reviews * Meet with clients, partners, product owners, or other stakeholders to understand and clarify workflows and requirements * Highlight blockers or issues arising during development to resolve in a timely manner * Monitor process and log information, troubleshooting issues as needed * Other duties as assigned. **Qualifications:** * Bachelor's degree (+ at least 5 years work experience), Master’s degree (+ at least 2 years work experience), or PhD degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field * Proficient in Python coding * Intermediate-to-advanced experience working in Linux environments (e.g. compiling programs from source, performing text manipulations with pipes) * Intermediate-to-advanced experience in relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server) * Proficiency with software engineering best practices, including git version control, unit testing, and documentation * Knowledge of next-generation sequencing technologies and standard bioinformatics data formats (e.g., FASTQ, BAM, VCF, GTF) * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. **Preferred:** * Experience with cloud computing environment (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) * Familiarity with Atlassian suite applications (Jira, Confluence, BitBucket) * Knowledge of clinical genetics databases (e.g., Clinvar, HGMD) and HGVS sequence variant nomenclatures * Prior experience in biology and/or an understanding of mutation analysis * Creating and developing Docker containers * Experience developing APIs * Experience with CI/CD (e.g. Bamboo, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline) **PRIVACY NOTICES** To review Ambry’s Privacy Notice, Click here:  [https://www.ambrygen.com/legal/privacy-policy](https://www.ambrygen.com/legal/privacy-policy) To review the California privacy notice, click here: [California Privacy Notice | Ambry Genetics](https://www.ambrygen.com/legal/california-privacy) To review the UKG privacy notice, click here: [California Privacy Notice | UKG](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ukg.com/privacy-statement-california__;!!K6zexeyhBj5PZQ!IcDqoST4x3FVBXiTppXVvpTGf88nRk_A-Ww4G6iBgXTZSi-rNfqqkxCC-dMDHhjoXUw9ys1Jor21pQkWh0wFFw$) **Equal Opportunity Employer** This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the [Know Your Rights](https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.