Bioinformatics Software Developer
2 weeks ago
About the Role:
Genomics England is seeking a skilled Bioinformatics Engineer to join our team. As a Bioinformatics Engineer at Genomics England, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining software tools and datasets used to solve a wide variety of bioinformatic needs.
About the Job:
We are looking for a software engineer with extensive experience in bioinformatics to contribute to the development of high-quality software tools and datasets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce automated tests to validate existing and new code.
- Contribute to all testing and deployment stages up to the production environment.
- Produce high-quality code for high-throughput sequencing data analysis, genome analysis, workflows, and interpretation.
- Interact with domain experts during the lifecycle of projects to ensure the scientific validity of software products.
- Contribute to discovery tasks during the initial phase of new developments and achieve understanding of early-stage decisions to inform final software design.
- Write documentation to achieve an exhaustive log of decisions, designs, tests, results, etc. that enable full traceability of processes.
- Be a proactive member of a squad, adopting agile practices and offering subject-matter expertise.
What You Will Need:
- Experience in software testing strategies.
- Solid Python coding skillset.
- Solid skillset in Bioinformatics, understanding of the standards, data sources, and tool chains used in NGS.
- Proficient in Linux and containerization techniques (Docker, Singularity).
- Proficient in software version control systems (Git preferred).
- Proficient in collaborative software development practices (code reviews, branching strategies).
- Excellent technical writing skills.
- Experience in building scientific workflows with Nextflow is desirable.
- Solid expertise of developing production-quality algorithms and software to analyze large data sets is desirable.
- Familiarity with NGS tertiary annotation tools and databases is desirable.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines in a Git repository/version control system (GitLab preferred) is desirable.
Qualifications:
MSc equivalent or higher in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or equivalent experience.
About Us:
Genomics England is an excellent place to work, with a range of benefits including 30 days' holiday (plus bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and individual learning budgets.
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