Bioimaging Data Resources Research Software Engineer

4 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 work across the technical stack to scale and automate deposition and presentation systems for high volumes of biological image data.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and implement systems to support rapid deposition, curation, and archival of biological image data, including back-end, front-end, and supporting infrastructure.
  • Develop systems for interactive online exploration of biological image data, working with existing tools, extending these, and developing new solutions as appropriate.
  • Act as liaison between the BioImage Archive/EMPIAR and EMBL-EBI's compute/storage infrastructure teams to deploy and manage these systems.
  • Coordinate with other service teams on shared development and process implementation.
  • Contribute to the broader team activities, including helpdesk support, planning, design review, and improvement of the team's software development processes.
Requirements
  • University degree in computer science, life sciences, or a related discipline.
  • Several years of experience in a software development capacity.
  • 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, including design, implementation, testing, continuous integration, deployment, and version control.
  • Working with Linux systems.
Desirable Skills
  • Experience working with bioimaging data from one or more modalities.
  • Experience developing or integrating image visualization systems.
  • Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB.
  • Experience with batch scheduling systems such as SLURM.
  • Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
  • Infrastructure-as-code deployment tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
  • Experience working in an academic environment.
About EMBL-EBI

EMBL-EBI is a world-leader in archival and dissemination of biological image data, operating the BioImage Archive and EMPIAR. We provide critical services to tens of thousands of scientists worldwide.

What We Offer
  • Financial incentives, including a monthly family/marriage allowance, child allowance, non-resident allowance, annual salary review, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work, and unemployment insurances.
  • Hybrid working arrangements.
  • Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family.
  • Generous time off, including 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to eight bank holidays.
  • Relocation package, including installation grant.
  • On-site nursery, child sick leave, generous parental leave, holiday clubs on campus, and monthly family and child allowances.


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