Helix is a place where innovators and doers gather in order to drive significant progress in population genomics. We have come together to work at the intersection of clinical care, research, and genomics.
If you’re excited by the idea of making a meaningful impact and joining a team where we pride ourselves on driving innovation through fostering an environment with an emphasis on empowering one another to grow, Helix might be the place for you!
Helix is the leading population genomics company. Helix enables health systems, public health organizations and life science companies to accelerate the integration of genomic data into patient care and public health decision making.
We are continuing to scale our world-class team to support our dedication to empowering every person to improve their life through DNA.
At Helix, we value transparency. You will find the expected compensation, interview process, what to anticipate during onboarding, and your first 90 days listed in the job description for all Helix roles.
The Helix Population Health Platform team is essential in managing the patient experience; from the enrollment and consent process of new users, including the progression of their genetic sample, to the return of results and how they comprehend their genetic outcomes. Our team collaborates closely with various cross-functional teams, including Design, Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, and Data Engineering, to maintain the software and infrastructure necessary to provide a best-in-class patient experience.
- Design, architect, and implement software systems for our genomic applications and services, with a focus on the patient enrollment and experience.
- Deploy and operate software with reliability and scale for our users and health systems. Collaborate with product managers, bioinformaticians, scientists, and other engineers.
- Own deliverables from ideas to feature completion and production deployment
- Improve and adopt exceptional engineering practices for the organization.
- Mentor other engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and education.
- 7+ years development experience in Go, Python, Typescript, Javascript, Java, or similar
- Proficiency with distributed systems built on cloud infrastructure — AWS, GCP, Azure or similar
- Thought leadership and a successful track record mentoring other engineers
- Affinity for an engineering culture that emphasizes Agile, DevOps, and continuous delivery
- Proven track record of successful project deliveries
- Willing to work onsite in Mexico City for at least one day each week
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
- Bachelor/Master of Science in Computer Science
- Familiarity with(e.g., HIPAA, ISO, FDA)
- Familiarity and experience developing and maintaining SPA’s on frameworks such as React, Next.js, Vue.js or similar.
- Familiarity and experience developing and architecting event-driven architectures.
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There are 2 distinct parts to your Helix offer: Base Salary Annual Bonus
Expected Helix Annual Base: - MXN 1,073,000- $1,414,250 (Gross)
Expected Helix Discretionary Annual Bonus: 10% of your annual salary
Aside from working alongside brilliant, dedicated, passionate, down-to-earth, curious, warm, and thoughtful people, we also provide great benefits through our employer of record.
Our office is located at the WeWork - Varsovia, Mexico City
- We gather intentionally in our office space to work on things like pair programming/live collaboration, skillshare sessions, social segments, team lunches, and volunteering opportunities.
We want to make sure your first week is spent learning the foundations. You will be invited to live orientation sessions and spend time with your hiring manager developing your individual roadmap to success. This experience will include sessions that cover your benefits, security & privacy training, an introduction to the OKR framework used at Helix and our communication tools and norms.
- you’ll spend time learning the Helix way, completing training and onboarding for your roles, and getting introduced to your team and relevant stakeholders. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of our customers, our products, the impact we make in the lives of our communities, and how to thrive at Helix through participation in Helix U.
- you’ll spend time contributing to projects, deeply familiarizing yourself with team and company processes, and developing a deeper understanding of Helix’s products, services and capabilities.
- you’ll build your OKRs with your manager, start to take ownership of projects and initiatives on your team, and begin to demonstrate your impact on the Helix mission.
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What We Do
Helix is a rapidly growing startup focused on personal genomics. Helix has a simple but powerful mission: to empower every person to improve their life through DNA. We’re creating an ecosystem where people can explore diverse and uniquely personalized applications provided by high-quality partners.
Why Work With Us
We are collaborators—scientists, engineers, designers, marketers, and more—working across four offices to solve complex challenges locked within the human genome. We are biased toward action as we strive to uphold integrity in sequencing, science, and communication. At Helix, transparency, collaboration, and empowerment drive us in all that we do.
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