The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is seeking to accelerate biomedical discovery by building and scaling imaging and data platforms. The Senior Software Engineer will develop tools that enable scientists to visualize, process, and interpret large-scale biological data, contributing to CZI's mission of building a predictive understanding of human biology.
Requirements
- 6+ years of expertise designing, building, and scaling distributed systems and big data applications.
- Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.).
- Development experience with relational and non-relational databases.
- Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
- Exposure to building AI/ML infrastructure is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable distributed software systems for imaging, computational biology, or data visualization
- Design stable and performant APIs for both internal and client-facing products.
- Work with Product Managers, AI researchers & Scientists to help shape the long-term vision of our technology and products.
- Continually look for ways to improve the SciTech product’s architecture, whether through direct changes or building tools, components, etc.
- Promote engineering excellence through technical leadership, knowledge-sharing, and mentorship
- Coach and mentor junior engineers in the team.
- Solve problems with creativity, speed, & efficiency, learning new technologies along the way.
Other
- Great communication skills and can work seamlessly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Skills to be comfortable with ambiguity and are adept at using organizational goals to turn that ambiguity into clear deliverables.
- A passion for learning new fields and technologies, with a particular interest in the sciences.
- This role is a hybrid position requiring you to be onsite for at least 60% of the working month, approximately 3 days a week
