ELEGEN is hiring a
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Remote - Worldwide

Summary

Elegen is seeking an experienced software engineer with expertise in data management solutions, AWS infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining software tools for research and production teams, collaborating with various departments, and contributing to the company's technology platform and culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Expertise in commonly used backend technologies in both Python and GoLang
• Experience managing cloud infrastructure with IaC tools (Terraform, Pulumi, CDK)
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and managing releases (Dev, Stg, Prod)
• Familiar with Agile software development principles and goals
• Familiar with common software development practices, including tracking, version control, and continuous testing, integration, and deployment (Github Actions)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in interdisciplinary teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain software tools used by both our research and production teams to advance the manufacture of genes
• Collaborate with product managers, the Production Lab, Apps, Business Intelligence(BI), Bioinformatics, R&D, and other software teams to ensure the tools support their needs
• Provide appropriate data access to the molecular biology, data science, and BI teams
• Work with the existing team of bioinformaticians to build appropriate AWS infrastructure for their solutions
• Directly shape the software architecture and be involved in the long-term company direction
• Enhance the CI/CD processes of the company, including building the infrastructure for long-running regression tests of bioinformatic solutions
• Be part of an on-call rotation to support the software you’ve helped develop
• Contribute to Elegen’s technology platform, direction, and culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building software in regulated environments
• Experience building and maintaining mission-critical production environments
• Capable of building rudimentary front-end user interfaces for internal use
• Familiarity with molecular biology reactions and methods
• Able to come into our San Francisco Bay Area office once a week

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• Learning Allowance
• 401K
• Flexible PTO
• Short Term Disability
• Fitness Allowance