We are looking for a Software Engineer with an observability focus to join our Operational Software Engineering team. As part of a cross-functional team supporting ONT’s R&D, Tech Transfer and Manufacturing operations, you will build and improve observability systems across multiple applications and deployment environments including on-prem VMs, HPC compute and storage systems, Kubernetes and AWS Elastic Container Service.
This role would suite someone with an interest in application observability, site reliability, and measuring user experience. There will also be opportunities to contribute to Python application development.
A successful candidate will have a solid understanding of key observability concepts: metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, and alerts. They will be able to combine these with SQL data sources to build indicators measuring service quality and user behaviour.
Some knowledge of Python APIs and web applications, AWS Services, CI/CD automation and container orchestration would be an advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Application & Service Observability
- Build and improve observability systems with Grafana Cloud and CloudWatch.
- Develop user experience indicators that connect service behaviour to the businesses value streams.
- Application Development
- Contribute to development of Python applications.
- Contribute through GitLab merge requests, ensuring clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
- Apply Infrastructure as Code principles and software security standards.
- Operational Support & Continuous Improvement
- Provide second-line support for operational systems, working directly with internal users to resolve issues.
- Improve team documentation, processes, and working practices to raise delivery standards.
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.
Skills Required
- Solid understanding of observability concepts, including metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, and alerts
- Ability to combine observability data with SQL data sources to measure service quality and user behavior
- Knowledge of Python APIs and web applications
- Knowledge of AWS services
- Knowledge of CI/CD automation
- Knowledge of container orchestration
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered good to above average across many roles, with employer-provided ranges visible for several U.S. commercial and applications positions and company materials emphasizing market‑competitive base pay. Commercial and some senior technical posts, particularly in the U.S., are positioned as competitive and often paired with strong variable components.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — All‑employee share plans in the UK and a U.S. employee stock purchase plan indicate broad access to equity as part of total reward. Company communications highlight attractive bonus and share plans that add meaningful upside beyond base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. roles indicate strong health insurance and core protections, while official materials and country overviews reference private medical coverage and wellbeing support. These elements position the health package as a notable strength alongside cash compensation.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Insights
What We Do
Our goal is to enable the analysis of anything, anywhere, by anyone. We have developed the world’s first and only nanopore DNA and RNA sequencing platform. It’s a new generation of sequencing technology — the only one to offer: scalability to portable or ultra-high throughput formats, real-time data delivery, and the ability to elucidate rich biological data. We are aiming to disrupt the way that biological analyses are currently performed, and open up new applications that have a profound, positive impact on society. Our devices offer real-time analysis, for rapid insights, in fully scalable formats — from pocket to population scale — and the technology is being used in more than 100 countries worldwide. Founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford, the company now employs more than 600 people from multiple disciplines including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.
