Senior Software Engineer I

About this opportunity:

At Freenome, we are seeking a mid-level Software Engineer to help develop software to combat cancer. The ideal candidate will be excited to work as part of an interdisciplinary team of engineers and analysts building end-to-end solutions for our clinical and R&D labs. You will be responsible for getting our state-of-the-art lab processes to interface with the rest of our systems. Depending on your skills and our needs, you'll be working on projects including distributed systems, system integration, database operations, and ETL. As a member of a fast-growing team, you’ll take the lead on major projects and collaborate actively with our world-class team of engineers, scientists, designers, and product managers. You are passionate about building reliable, maintainable, scalable, and fault-tolerant backend services, and you will have a significant impact on the continued growth of a high profile technology organization that is changing the landscape on early cancer detection.

The role reports to our engineering management team. This role will be a Remote role.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, and deploy reliable, maintainable, scalable, and fault-tolerant backend services that power both our internal and external systems.
• Collaborate with team members for code and design review.
• Work with scientists, designers, product managers, and other engineers to solve complex problems in the face of lots of dynamism and uncertainty.
• Guide and champion engineering hygiene and culture as a core part of the engineering backbone.

Must haves:

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, and/or work experience.
• 3+ years of experience as a part of a software development team successfully shipping a software product.
• Expertise with Java.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable backend systems.
• Direct experience with web service development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to thrive in an environment where collaboration, communication, and compromise are an expected part of your day-to-day work.
• A mindful, transparent, and humane approach to your work and your interactions with others.

Nice to haves:

• Experience with a scripting language: Python, Javascript, Ruby, Scala, Go, etc
• Experience in Kubernetes, Docker, MySQL, AWS or Google Cloud Platform.
• Domain-specific experience in computational biology, genomics or a related field.

Benefits and additional information:

The US target range of our base salary for new hires is $131,325- $189,525. You will also be eligible to receive equity, cash bonuses, and a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits depending on the position offered. Please note that individual total compensation for this position will be determined at the Company’s sole discretion and may vary based on several factors, including but not limited to, location, skill level, years and depth of relevant experience, and education. We invite you to check out our career page @ freenome.com/job-openings/ for additional company information.  

Freenome is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, and we value diversity. Freenome does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.  

• Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

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