You + Helix
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 + The World
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.
Helix + Transparency
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.
What is special about this role?
The Helix Solutions team is essential to the success of every Health System and Patient: from understanding the big picture workflows to verifying every detail is correct at launch, and even customizing our systems to match the occasional unique requirement. Our team collaborates closely with Design, Product, Engineering, Clinical, Commercial, Customer Support, and many others to build and maintain the software that drives our Helix Research Network and Clinical Diagnostics.
As a Senior Software Engineer in Solutions, you will:
- Collaborate and deeply understand user and business needs
- Create diagrams, workflows, and technically accurate descriptions
- Own deliverables from ideas to feature completion and production deployment
- Design, architect, and implement internal tools that enable Helix to leverage automation and self service
- Be responsible for code that spans multiple domains across frontend, backend, and testing
- Improve and adopt exceptional engineering practices for the organization
- Care about testing, validation, and correctness to guarantee success for our health system partners and their patients
About you:
- 7+ years development experience in Go, Python, Typescript, Javascript, Java, or similar
- Uses AI assistance when writing code and working on projects
- Able to build things iteratively, delivering value at every step
- 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
Pluses:
- Experience successfully using AI to solve problems and tasks
- Bachelor/Master of Science in Computer Science
- Familiarity with regulated software systems (e.g. HIPAA, ISO, FDA, SOC2)
- Previous experience in Customer Support or User facing roles
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For more information or to make an accommodation request reach out to [email protected].
Expected Interview Process:
1) Recruiter Screen 2) Manager Screen/Tech Screen 3) Onsite 4) Offer
Expected Pay For This Role:
There are 3 distinct parts to your Helix offer: 1) Base Salary 2) Annual Bonus 3) Equity
Expected Helix Base: $1,040,000 - 1,410,000 (MXN)
The salary range above is our reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role across your region. Actual starting pay will be based on non-discriminatory job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about your specific work location salary range during the hiring process.
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.
Office Location:
Our office is located at the WeWork - Varsovia, Mexico City
- We gather intentionally in our office space once per week to work on things like pair programming/live collaboration, skillshare sessions, social segments, team lunches, and volunteering opportunities.
What To Expect During Your Onboarding Week:
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.
What To Expect During Your First 90 days:
First 30 days: 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.
Day 30 - 60: 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.
Day 60 - 90: 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.
Helix is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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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.