GRAIL
GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured.
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Software Engineer - Compute & Storage Infrastructure

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GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit www.grail.com.


As a member of the Compute & Storage Infrastructure team, you will imagine and build the platform for large-scale computation that we use to develop products for the early detection of cancer. The tools and libraries we develop are used to iterate quickly on novel algorithms and analyses.


Some of our work is open-source:

Reflow, a language and runtime for distributed, incremental data processing.


We write many things in Go and embrace its focus on simple, reliable, and efficient software. With only a single program binary and cloud credentials, our users can run computations that transparently distribute across clusters managed entirely by the program itself.

We aim for:

  • Large scale, because our biological sequence data and their derivatives are many terabytes in size, and we’d like to engage many thousands of processors at a time to compute over them.
  • Efficiency, because the faster and more cheaply we can test ideas, the more ideas we can test.
  • Robustness, because we want users to focus on their scientific goals and not the status of their computing clusters.
  • Reproducibility, because we want scientific analysis processes and their results to be deterministic and reproducible
  • Approachability, because we want to bring powerful distributed computing tools to folks who may not yet be familiar with what’s possible.
  • Composability, because we multiply the power of our tools when people can use them together.
  • We focus on different aspects at different times, but these are all important to us.

Your background should include:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Bioinformatics, or similar technical field.
  • 1+ years of relevant work or internship experience designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software.
  • Courses or experience with distributed computing: cluster computing, caching, serialization/deserialization, fault-tolerance, etc.
  • Excellent knowledge of some general-purpose programming languages, e.g. Go, Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.
  • Excellent logical reasoning and analytical skills.
  • Demonstrated detail-orientation, in communication and engineering.
  • Demonstrated a preference for simple solutions.
  • Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • None of these things are hard requirements, but be prepared to discuss any deviations when we chat.

Bonus points:

  • Experience building applications on AWS.
  • Experience with next-generation sequencing data analysis.
  • Demonstrated experience and track record of quickly learning new programming languages and technologies.
  • Demonstrated leadership and self-direction. 

GRAIL is an Equal Employment Office and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.


Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, GRAIL has made the decision to require all U.S. employees receive the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. “Full vaccination” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.

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What are GRAIL Perks + Benefits

GRAIL Benefits Overview

We’re committed to creating the best experience for everyone at GRAIL, ensuring that each member of our team has comprehensive benefits and resources to thrive at all stages of life, both at work and at home.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Intermountain Healthcare
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Access to the apps like CALM, empowerDX, Progyny, Happify, Spring Health, iPrevail, and more
Team workouts
Team workouts and access to ClassPass
Mental health benefits
Number of wellness programs to include:
Abortion travel benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Effective 2023 GRAIL will match up to 3k
Company equity
Performance bonus
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Bereavement leave benefits
Company-wide vacation
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free daily meals
Free snacks and drinks
Drinks and snacks available
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Online course subscriptions available

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