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Black Canyon ConsultingBlack Canyon ConsultingBethesda, MD

Senior Software Developer (C++)

Develops, tests, and maintains bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems using C++ for NCBI. Collaborates with scientists to implement algorithms, handling big data in Linux environments with 5+ years experience required.

115k – 150k/yr
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the development, implementation, testing, and continued maintenance of NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems
  • Work with a diverse group of scientists, bioinformaticians and other developers across the center to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms
  • Learn new technologies, keep up with internal systems, and share your knowledge with the team

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience handling large amounts of data or working in a distributed computing environment
  • Programming experience in a Linux environment
  • Proficiency in C++
  • Experience with MS SQL server and relational database design and optimization
  • Fluency in some scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of working with genetic and biological data
  • Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript and familiarity with their associated ecosystems
  • Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL database technology
  • Experience with Docker or other containerization mechanisms
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, integration and regression testing
  • Experience using GitHub
  • Experience with Cloud technologies a strong plus

Compensation

  • Targeted salary range: $115,000 - $150,000

Skills

C++PythonJavaScriptSQLMongoDBLinuxDockerGitHubBashPerl

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