Senior Software Developer (C++) in Bioinformatics and Big Data

The role

This person will develop, implement, test, and maintain NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems. You will work with scientists and developers to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms.

What you will do

• Develop, implement, test, and maintain NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems
• Work with scientists, bioinformaticians and other developers to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms
• Learn new technologies, keep up with internal systems, and share knowledge with the team

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience handling large amounts of data or working in a distributed computing environment
• Programming experience in a Linux environment
• Proficiency in C++
• Experience with MS SQL server and relational database design and optimization
• Fluency in some scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python

Nice to have

• 5+ years of working with genetic and biological data
• Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript and familiarity with their associated ecosystems
• Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL database technology
• Experience with Docker or other containerization mechanisms
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, integration and regression testing
• Experience using GitHub
• Experience with Cloud technologies

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k plan with employer contribution
• paid holidays
• vacation
• tuition reimbursement

About the company

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Sr. Software Developer in Bioinformatics and Big Data to support work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).