Senior Software Developer - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Wellcome Sanger Institute

Wellcome Sanger Institute

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges.

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented Senior Software Developer to join our newly formed Genomic Surveillance Unit. No science background needed

The Genomic Surveillance Unit is a not-for-profit organisation, whose mission is to enable all countries to use genomic surveillance as a practical tool for local disease control and as a pillar of global pandemic preparedness, with a primary focus on supporting low and middle-income countries.

About the role:

As Senior Software Developer, you will take ownership for the development of robust, maintainable, and performant software products for Surveillance operations.

You will be responsible for:

Developing performant and maintainable software products and tools.
Engaging with development partners and working with other Surveillance operations delivery teams to deliver integrated products.
Following an Agile Development framework and working with Product Managers to support the definition of user stories, product features, and sprint definitions.
Ensuring environments and tools are in place for development, testing and production. This includes continuous integration/continuous delivery, source control management, issue management and testing.
Following and contributing to appropriate software development working practices within the product development team.
Collaborating with the Lead Software Developer and other team leads in developing and maintaining a detailed system, data and technology architecture.
Operating in a way that maximises delivery while managing technical debt effectively.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you should have the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Experience of Agile Software Development methods such as SCRUM
Strong Python skills and good knowledge of popular python packages
Familiarity with webbased technologies (HTML / CSS / JavaScript) and modern web development techniques
Knowledge and experience with modern software development practices, including version control, continuous integration, unit testing and workflow management tools such as Jira, Gitlab, etc.
Familiarity with SQL, databases, and database design
Experience working with a wide variety of technologies and on diverse problems
Experience of CI/CD and containerization (Docker, Singularity)
Ability to quickly understand scientific, technical and process challenges and breakdown complex problems into actionable steps
Ability to work in a frequently changing environment with the capability to interpret management information to amend plans
Ability to prioritise, manage workload, and deliver agreed activities consistently on time
Strategic thinking, ability to see the 'bigger picture'
Ability to build collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels

About Us:

Advances in genetic epidemiology are creating new opportunities for the surveillance, prevention and control of infectious diseases. Our current focus areas are COVID-19 and malaria. For COVID-19, genomic surveillance has proved vital in identifying and tracking variants, and guiding public health decisions. For Malaria, genomic surveillance is a key part of the WHO's technical strategy for malaria elimination.

Salary:
£47,500 - £57,000

Closing Date:07-MAY-23

Application Process

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the role may close when a successful appointment has been made.

Working at Wellcome Sanger:

Our flexible-hybrid working environment is designed to support a healthy work-life balance.

This means you can work flexibly with a combination of working from home, and working from our Campus to allow you to focus on being productive and part of the team while enjoying the benefits of working flexibly.

We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world.

We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness.

The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.

We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.

That's why we're committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute.

We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.

Our Benefits:

We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme.

The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.