Software Engineer III
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About the Job
The Software Engineer III on the Data Engineering Team is broadly responsible for building and supporting software applications in use by the business; in particular, FoundationCORE and its components. The technical products developed by the incumbent help doctors match patients to more advanced treatment options. This role completes design, development, unit testing, code reviews, and generates technical documentation. The Software Engineer III has a high-level understanding of the codebase and is self-sufficient in at least one domain of FMI architecture. The incumbent makes well-reasoned decisions and trade-offs, is able to work in other parts of the codebase with guidance and, as an experienced practitioner, provides guidance to lower level Software Engineers.
Key Responsibilities
Help to design, develop, and maintain a robust and scalable data platform.
Write high quality distributed system software.
Build batch and streaming pipelines for the analysis of FMI's data assets.
Partner with other team members to:
Investigate design approaches;
Prototype new technologies; and,
Evaluate technical feasibility.
Implement algorithms developed by FMI data scientists.
Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements including, but not limited to, automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery and redesigning infrastructure for greater scalability.
Deliver contributions in an Agile approach and leveraging Agile methodology.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related concentration
6+ years of prior software engineering experience
Prior life science industry experience, particularly in genomics or biotechnology industry experience
Demonstrated understanding of Agile software delivery
Professional experience developing software in a distributed computing environment
Familiarity with both object oriented (OO) and functional programming (FP) paradigms
Strong refactoring abilities and test automation skills
Deep professional experience with:
Amazon Web Services (AWS) or similar cloud platform
Object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming (FP) paradigms
Java, Spring Boot
Distributed event streaming systems: Kafka, Pulsar, Kinesis, SQS and others
Profiling applications and JVM tuning
Data pipeline and workflow management tools: Airflow, Glue, Azkaban, DBT, Prefect, Dagster and others
Relational databases
Object-Relational Mapping (ORM)
SQL query tuning
Data processing tools Spark, Storm, Hadoop, Heron, and others
Familiarity with:
Containerization/containerized deployment of software: Docker, Kubernetes, and others
NoSQL database technologies such as document stores and graph databases
Experience building and delivering Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) solutions
Lifelong learner mindset, passionate about software development
Strong interpersonal skills including successful collaboration and problem solving with other departments and colleagues
Excellent organization and attention to detail
Ability to work well under pressure while maintaining a professional demeanor
Ability to prioritize and thoroughly follow up on assigned tasks
Ability to adapt to changing procedures, policies and work environment
Understanding of HIPAA and importance of privacy of patient data
Commitment to reflect FMI's values: Integrity, Courage, and Passion
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Boston, MA is $128,400 - $160,500 per year. The salary range is commensurate with Foundation Medicine's compensation practice and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for Foundation Medicine''s benefits.
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| Location | Boston, MA |
| Salary | $128,400–$160,500 Per Year |