Overview
Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Senior Software Developer to support our work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health. This is a full-time position located at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD and/or remote.
We are looking dor a Software Developer with a focus on Java and Python to become a member of the software development team supporting the Human Variation product line. The Human Variation product includes systems like the Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Database (dbSNP), database of large scale genomic variants (dbVAR), the Allele Frequency Aggregator (ALFA), and the dbGaP on FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) project.
As a Software Developer, you will apply your skills to the development efforts supporting the goals and initiatives of the product team and organization. This role will work to define development tasks, adhere to delivery schedules, and ensure compliance with the organizations policies and procedures. This work is performed under the guidance of the Technical Program Manager and the team's Technical Lead.
Responsibilities include:
- Build robust, performant, user-facing web applications in Python/Django supporting millions of daily users
- Develop, create, and ship new functionality for user interaction and scientific data backend, using modern APIs and frameworks
- Work as an integral part of an agile product team to deliver an unbelievably great user experience
- Deliver responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly code of high quality (automated test/build/deploy)
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate may or may not be a United States citizen and must have at least a Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
We are looking for an individual with:
- Strong Java and Python experience integrating applications with large SQL databases
- Experience working with highly available, high traffic web applications
- The ability to work with a detail-oriented team on software development tasks
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to troubleshoot technical roadblocks and mitigate risks
Required Skills:
- Software development experience in a Linux environment (3+ Years)
- Proficiency in Java, Python, and SQL (3+ years)
- Experience working with SQL databases (3+ years)
- Ability to work with common structured documents (XML, JSON, CSV)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit tests, integration, and regression testing
- Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and team player
We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!
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What We Do
Official account of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine. NCBI serves as an international resource for the scientific research community - providing access to public databases and software tools for analyzing biological data, as well as performing research in computational biology.
The NCBI was established in 1988 by an act of the United States Congress as division of the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, with a mission to find new approaches to deal with the increasing volume and complexity of biological data in order to facilitate the understanding of genes and their role in health and disease.
The NCBI is made up of multidisciplinary research and development teams composed of molecular biologists, biochemists, structural biologists, clinicians, mathematicians, and computer scientists who:
Archive: Gather scientific and medical research data from around the globe
• Serve as the largest repository of the world’s primary biological research data
• Produce curated datasets to enhance the value and usability of the primary data
Access: Develop systems for discovering and integrating scientific and medical data
• Create search tools and data cross-referencing mechanisms
• Display and enable download of information from the world's largest collection of biological data
Advance: Promote understanding of processes that effect health and disease
• Perform cutting-edge research in computational biology
• Design and build algorithms, programs and systems for analysis of biological data
• Provide support and training through a varied and vigorous outreach program
