Lead Software Engineer
United Biosource Corporation6 days ago
Vancouver, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of complex MRI research systems, including a custom full-stack web portal and imaging database.
- Gather requirements, conduct technical scoping and user consultation, and produce functional specifications.
- Direct development workflows, sprint planning, backlog prioritization, version control, release processes, and QA.
- Make technology, framework, data model, and deployment-standard decisions for systems under development.
- Supervise and mentor junior developers, students, research assistants, and other technical contributors.
- Coordinate application roll-outs, infrastructure integrations, and change management with cross-functional teams.
- Create and enforce SOPs, CI/CD protocols, error-tracking procedures, software standards, audit logs, and change histories.
- Optimize application performance through database tuning, load handling, and bottleneck resolution.
- Collaborate with research and IT leadership and represent the research group in technical discussions with vendors and stakeholders.
- Manage the IT support budget for servers and system performance monitoring.
- Contribute technical architecture, documentation, and deliverables to grant writing, institutional reporting, and research initiatives.
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline is required; computer science is strongly preferred.
- At least two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
- Demonstrated ability to lead the design and deployment of institutional-level software systems.
- Strong full-stack engineering, technical mentoring, and DevOps workflow experience is preferred.
- Experience with front-end and back-end database development, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL, shell scripting, and Linux/Unix is preferred.
- Knowledge of object-oriented programming, graphical user interface design, or medical imaging methods is an asset.
- Interest in applying machine learning techniques to research data is an asset.
- Strong interpersonal, oral, written communication, organization, problem-solving, prioritization, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, exercise discretion, and meet deadlines.
- Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion and willingness to respect diverse perspectives.
Benefits
- Monthly base salary range of CAD $6,631.67-$9,533.25.
- Fixed-term position with a job end date of August 31, 2027.
- Work is based at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health on UBC's Point Grey campus in an office and secured pen-office environment with a networked PC and Internet access.
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