Senior Software Developer (VDB)
Black Canyon Consulting5 months ago
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, test, and maintain the VDB Library, SRA Toolkit, and related projects.
- Develop cloud-ready tools and pipelines that support sustainable scalability and use by collaborators and scientists.
- Learn new technologies, maintain familiarity with internal systems, and share knowledge with the team.
- Lead other developers.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience and demonstrated proficiency in object-oriented programming using C++.
- Programming experience in a Linux environment.
- Experience with AWS cloud technologies including EC2, S3, and Lambda.
- Experience with GCP cloud technologies including GKE, Google Store, and Cloud Functions.
- Fluency in scripting languages such as Bash, Perl, or Python.
- Ability to work with JSON and similar structured document formats.
- Experience with network programming and multithreaded programming.
- Experience with SQL and relational databases.
- Experience with open-source projects and Agile development methodologies.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, integration testing, and regression testing.
- Bonus: at least 5 years of experience working with genetic and biological data.
- Bonus: active involvement in open-source communities such as GitHub.
- Bonus: experience with multiplatform development using POSIX and WinAPI.
- Bonus: experience with Docker, flex/bison parsing tools, and domain-specific language design and implementation.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) plan with employer contribution.
- Paid holidays and vacation.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Full-time, onsite work at NCBI in Bethesda, Maryland.
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About Black Canyon Consulting
Black Canyon Consulting is a privately held, woman-owned IT and program management services firm that delivers contract support to U.S. federal research and health agencies. The company provides systems engineering, custom software, bioinformatics, and project management through government contracts and IDIQ vehicles; it was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. Recent roles support the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the NIH/NLM.