6 hours ago
Base Salary
$188k - $270k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and operation of maintainable, scalable, and reliable backend software.
- Build system and data integrations connecting commercial products and external providers with analytical platforms.
- Partner with technical program managers, subject matter experts, and Real World Data teams to translate business needs into technical strategy and execution.
- Evolve data workflows and build reusable tools for data curation and analysis.
- Use AI tools to automate manual operations, reduce data curation effort, and improve data quality.
- Evaluate technologies, frameworks, and data providers through focused proofs of concept.
- Lead code and design reviews and promote engineering quality and collaboration.
- Contribute to hiring and mentor new team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience shipping production software, preferably in backend or platform teams, including 2+ years as a lead developer.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL.
- Experience building and operating distributed systems with Infrastructure as Code on public cloud platforms, preferably Azure or Google Cloud.
- Expertise developing and running containerized software, preferably with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience building and operating data pipelines and integrations, including ingestion, database replication, analytical data modeling, or data quality validation.
- Experience processing and storing sensitive data such as PHI, including access controls, audit logging, and secure data handling.
- Experience providing software architecture leadership through clean code, design documents, ADRs, reviews, and collaborative technical decisions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
- Preferred experience in life sciences, real world data, FDA-regulated environments, Apache Parquet, Apache Iceberg, Flyte, Airflow, or scientific Python and data-science tools.
Benefits
- Remote position within the US.
- Occasional travel to the Brisbane, California headquarters, approximately 2–3 times per year.
- Eligible for equity, cash bonuses, and medical, financial, and other benefits.
- Equal-opportunity workplace with legally protected-status nondiscrimination commitments.
About Freenome
Freenome develops blood-based cancer screening tests for healthcare providers, using a multiomics platform and machine learning to detect disease at early stages. The company’s initial product targets early colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas, with supporting software and data platforms used across its commercial, laboratory, and R&D operations. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Brisbane, California, Freenome is privately held.