If successful, you'll be working in a team of developers, bioinformatics scientists, and operations engineers to provide customer data analysis web systems including data management, analysis pipelines, telemetry processing, web application design and administrative dashboards. You'll use agile methods to develop new features and build resilient systems in the cloud and on sequencing devices. In addition, you'll maintain and develop systems that manage 100s of Terabytes of raw sequencing data and data analysis results from sequencing experiments.
Key Responsibilities Include…
Develop and maintain core backend services including python web applications and API services for both external and internal customers.
Relational and non-relational database implementation within web applications.
Improving the reliability, scalability and maintainability of the service.
Building observability into services through metrics and dashboards.
Improve team documentation, processes, and working practices to raise delivery standards.
Contribute to the long-term evolution of the product and future feature development
What We're Looking For...
We'll expect you to have a strong work ethic, positive attitude and good attention to detail. You'll also have good communication skills to enable you to engage with stakeholders as well as developers. You'll hold a degree in a numerate discipline and have proven experience of developing Python web applications and maintaining them in an operational cloud environment.
Experience using one or more of the frameworks FastAPI, Django, Flask, Litestar, etc
Data modelling for relational and NoSQL type database and using database backends in web applications (DynamoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Experience with containers and related tooling
Some experience with AWS is essential; such as DynamoDB, RDS, Batch, ECS, and Fargate
Experience with continuous integration and deployment systems (notably Gitlab and/or AWS CodeDeploy)
Clear communication and documentation skills to enable you to engage with stakeholders as well as developers.
“Nice to Have” Skills and Experience
Experience of developing software in a scientific environment, particularly bioinformatics
Front End Experience (We work primarily in react other experience like Vue, Next.js is valuable)
Typescript, node, HTML, CSS (to contribute to internal support web interfaces and other internal tooling)
Working at Oxford Nanopore
We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary. Based within beautiful, landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks, water features and a lake, all of which make for a wonderful working environment.
If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today!
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
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