Bioimaging Data Resources Research Software Engineer

6 days ago


Saffron Walden, Essex, United Kingdom EMBL-EBI Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a talented Research Software Engineer to support the next phases of development for our bioimaging data resources. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in extending our services to support the growing biosciences AI community and accommodating new imaging modalities such as cryoET.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and Implement Systems: Develop and implement systems to support rapid deposition, curation, and archival of biological image data, including back-end, front-end, and supporting infrastructure.
  • Interactive Visualization: Develop systems for interactive online exploration of biological image data, working with existing tools, extending these, and developing new solutions as appropriate.
  • Liaison and Coordination: Act as liaison between the BioImage Archive/EMPIAR and EMBL-EBI's compute/storage infrastructure teams to deploy and manage these systems.
  • Team Collaboration: Coordinate with other service teams on shared development and process implementation.
  • Software Development: Contribute to the broader team activities, including helpdesk support, planning, design review, and improvement of the team's software development processes.
Requirements
  • Education and Experience: A university degree in computer science, life sciences, or a related discipline, and several years' experience in a software development capacity.
  • Technical Skills: Substantial experience developing full-stack applications, extensive hands-on experience with JavaScript and Python, working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, software development lifecycle, and working with Linux systems.
  • Personal Attributes: A strong affinity with and enthusiasm for the goal of EMBL-EBI to provide world-class open data and services to the global community, a strong desire to learn new skills and technologies, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Desirable Skills
  • Bioimaging Data Experience: Experience working with bioimaging data from one or more modalities.
  • Image Visualization: Experience developing or integrating image visualization systems.
  • NoSQL Databases: Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB.
  • Batch Scheduling: Experience with batch scheduling systems such as SLURM.
  • Containerization: Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
  • Infrastructure-as-Code: Experience with infrastructure-as-code deployment tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
  • Academic Environment: Experience working in an academic environment.


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