GRAIL

Staff Software Engineer - Commercial Software #4276

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Menlo Park, CA, USA

Hybrid

Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Healthtech • Machine Learning • Software • Biotech

GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured.

The Role

Our mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. We are working to change the trajectory of cancer mortality and bring stakeholders together to adopt innovative, safe, and effective technologies that can transform cancer care.

We are a healthcare company, pioneering new technologies to advance early cancer detection. We have built a multi-disciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, and physicians and we are using the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS), population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to overcome one of medicine’s greatest challenges.

GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies.

For more information, please visit grail.com.

Grail is looking for a full-stack engineer who enjoys working on a broad array of software systems and projects. The team is responsible for patient-facing software used for The Galleri® Test as well as gathering clinical data. We strive to build a robust and scalable infrastructure as well as easy-to-use UI interfaces. Our technical stack consists of Go, AWS, Kubernetes, Microservices, and React.

Responsibilities

Use your experience developing backend applications and distributed systems to build native cloud-based software that is leveraged by GRAIL’s key commercial offerings for the Galleri® Test : my.grail.com and provider.grail.com
Develop and lead multiple large cross-functional / cross-organizational programs with high complexity, resource requirements and associated risks.
Drive improvements for the software engineering organization based on understanding of business needs and industry trends
Provide technical leadership in the form of standards, tools, and knowledge requirements for the software engineering organization
Guide and mentors team members to provide an example of innovation and excellence

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Bioinformatics, or similar technical field or equivalent.
8+ years of meaningful work experience designing, developing, testing, and maintaining full-stack applications and microservice ecosystems.
Excellent knowledge of general-purpose programming languages including - Go Language, Python, Java, JavaScript, C++, React, SpringBoot, Spring, Angular, Maven, Docker, Redis, MySQL, & Postgres.
Experience developing distributed systems on one of the cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Experience with writing and executing test protocols
Passion for designing and building practical high-quality software solutions.
Strong professional written and verbal communication skills.
Familiarity with gRPC, terraform, AWS is a plus
Willingness to add value to the team!

Expected full time annual base pay scale for this position is $163K-$216K. Actual base pay will consider skills, experience and location.

Based on the role, colleagues may be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan tied to company and individual performance, or an incentive plan. We also offer a long-term incentive plan to align company and colleague success over time.

In addition, GRAIL offers a progressive benefit package, including flexible time-off, a 401k with a company match, and alongside our medical, dental, vision plans, carefully selected mindfulness offerings.

GRAIL is an Equal Employment 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. GRAIL maintains a drug-free workplace.

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GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is using the power of high-intensity 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 and commercialize pioneering products.

Why Work With Us

Everything we do is guided by our mission to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. It’s the reason we’re here, and it’s no small task. The right people make all the difference. That’s why we’re looking for those who strive to share their knowledge, contribute their skills, inspire each other and commit to something bigger than themselves.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

GRAIL has a variety of work types depending on the roles. Some are onsite like a lab role, others are hybrid and still others are remote. Hybrid is typically Tuesday and Thursday but leaders may be flexible depending on the role.

Typical time on-site: 2 days a week

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