Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Are you ready to join a rapidly growing life science company where new ideas are celebrated, and employee development is a priority?

Then meet HistoWiz! Since 2013, we have been helping our customers at leading pharma, biotech, and academic institutions advance scientific research and discoveries through the automation of histology and digital pathology solutions. Based in New York City, we have funding from some of the leading life science venture capital groups.

We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining software applications that meet our team's and clients' needs. The candidate must have a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and the ability to understand complex software systems. The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex problems, has excellent communication skills, team building experience, and thrives in a fast-paced setting that is constantly evolving. They should be a self-starter with demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically about business and technical challenges. HistoWiz values authentic, collaborative individuals who think creatively and will proactively seek out opportunities to advance the growth initiatives of our business.

About this role

As a valuable addition to our dynamic team, you will collaborate closely with our VP of Engineering, along with a talented group of frontend and backend engineers, and dedicated product managers. Our cutting-edge frontend SPA relies on a multitude of RESTful endpoints, offering a seamless user experience.

In this pivotal role, you will play a crucial part in developing groundbreaking solutions for medical researchers while also contributing to the strategic direction and objectives of our product. We seek a candidate who can autonomously discern priorities among various features, tasks, and optimizations, ensuring optimal outcomes for our users and stakeholders.

Our Stack:

• Frontend: ReactJS, Material-UI, JSS, Webpack, GatsbyJS
• Backend: Python 3.8, Django (RESTful APIs), TensorFlow, PostgreSQL
• DevOps: Docker, Ansible, CircleCI
• GitHub, GCP, Netlify, CloudFlare

We try to keep most of our stack on the latest stable releases to minimize technical debt.

Responsibilities:

• Write scalable, testable, and maintainable code for the frontend and backend (mostly backend)
• Work closely with customers and internal team to strategically prioritize features on the product roadmap
• Make critical architectural decisions. Research new technologies and understand complexity tradeoffs
• Build features for LIMS - our internal laboratory information system (powered by Django).
• Build robust data pipelines to feed into machine learning algorithms
• Provide technical support to the internal team
• Handle automated deployments and maintenance for web servers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Django / Python.
• Front end experience with React is ideal, but not necessary. Having worked with SPAs is a plus, though.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or comparable cloud provider.
• Experience in full-stack web development, including front-end and back-end development
• Demonstrated leadership or capability to see projects through completion
• Effective technical communication skills to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Living in or willing to relocate to NYC to work in person

A plus:

• Previous experience at early-stage startups
• Experience in computer vision, data mining, or statistics

Benefits

We believe in investing in our employees’ professional development and encourage networking within the bioscience, tech, and startup communities for all our employees and collaborators. Compensation is top-notch, and stock options are available for outstanding employees, commensurate with your impact within our organization and the scientific community overall. In addition, we provide the time and freedom to pursue independent projects.

• 100% coverage on employee health, vision, and dental insurance, partial coverage for family
• Memberships to TeleDoc and TalkSpace (one year)
• Parental leave
• NY Commuter benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Retirement planning (401k)
• Onsite gym membership and commuter showers
• Team building events outside the office