Software Engineer II

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to build and maintain robust backend services and interactive UI features in React with Electron apps
• Contribute to the design, development, and testing of distributed systems and user-facing applications, using modern frameworks and best practices
• Support the development of containerized microservices and Linux-based applications that interface with cloud infrastructure
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and sprint planning, learning from and contributing to team-wide engineering excellence
• Write well-documented, well-tested code and contribute to the ongoing improvement of development and deployment pipelines
• Participate in monitoring and troubleshooting production systems, collaborating with senior engineers to identify root causes and propose solutions
• Stay current with emerging technologies and propose practical solutions that support system scalability, maintainability, and observability

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in software development with a focus on backend services, UI applications, or both
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Go and React
• Experience with reactive UI programming or kiosk-style applications (e.g., Electron)
• Experience building and maintaining RESTful or gRPC-based APIs and services
• Familiarity with Linux development environments, Docker containers, and cloud-native architectures
• Understanding of common system design patterns including message queues, worker pools, and pub/sub architectures
• Comfortable with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and agile workflows
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team and communicate effectively across disciplines
• Building and designing systems that are fault tolerant, highly available, scalable and observable
• Take ownership of the entire system ensuring quality with complete automation testing
• Exposure to Snapcraft (Snaps), Ubuntu Core, or embedded Linux platforms
• Awareness of security best practices for cloud-deployed applications
• Basic familiarity with networking fundamentals and protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS)
• Basic familiarity with life sciences applications, such as sequencing, systems biology, and multiomic assays

Nice to Have

• Experience with reactive UI programming or kiosk-style applications (e.g., Electron)
• Exposure to Snapcraft (Snaps), Ubuntu Core, or embedded Linux platforms
• Awareness of security best practices for cloud-deployed applications
• Basic familiarity with networking fundamentals and protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS)
• Basic familiarity with life sciences applications, such as sequencing, systems biology, and multiomic assays

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of relevant software development experience

Benefits & Perks

• Stock options
• Discretionary annual bonus
• No cost health insurance plans
• 401k with company match
• Flexible paid time off