Senior Software Engineer, SciTech, Science
Senior Software Engineer, SciTech, Science
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$ 190000 - 261000
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Job Description
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015 to help solve some of societys toughest challenges from eradicating disease and improving education to addressing the needs of our local communities. Our mission is to build a more inclusive just and healthy future for everyone.
The Team
CZI supports the science and technology that will make it possible to help scientists cure prevent or manage all diseases by the end of this century. While this may seem like an audacious goal in the last 100 years biomedical science has made tremendous strides in understanding biological systems advancing human health and treating disease.
Achieving our mission will only be possible if scientists are able to better understand human biology. To that end we have identified four grand challenges that will unlock the mysteries of the cell and how cells interact within systems paving the way for new discoveries that will change medicine in the decades that follow:
- Building an AI-based virtual cell model to predict and understand cellular behavior
- Developing state-of-the-art imaging systems to observe living cells in action
- Instrumenting tissues to better understand inflammation a key driver of many diseases
- Engineering and harnessing the immune system for early detection prevention and treatment of disease
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Science team to help build and scale imaging and data platforms that accelerate biomedical this role you will develop tools that enable scientists to visualize process and interpret large-scale biological data. You will collaborate with biologists data scientists and other technologists to create software that supports our mission of building a predictive understanding of human biology.
What Youll Do
- 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 products 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.
What Youll Bring
- 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.
- 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.
- Exposure to building AI/ML infrastructure is a plus.
Compensation
The Redwood City CA base pay range for this role is $190000- $261000. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience as evaluated throughout the interview process.
Work Mode
As we grow were excited to strengthen in-person connections and cultivate a collaborative team-oriented environment. This role is a hybrid position requiring you to be onsite for at least 60% of the working month approximately 3 days a week with specific in-office days determined by the teams manager. The exact schedule will be at the hiring managers discretion and communicated during the interview process.
Benefits for the Whole You
Were thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make all we do possible.
- CZI provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
- Annual benefit for employees that can be used most meaningfully for them and their families such as housing student loan repayment childcare commuter costs or other life needs.
- CZI Life of Service Gifts are awarded to employees to live the mission and support the causes closest to them.
- Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
- Funding for select family-forming benefits.
- Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving to the Bay Area
- And more!
If youre interested in a role but your previous experience doesnt perfectly align with each qualification in the job description we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
