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Rapidly Growing Life Sciences Technology Company

Ultima Genomics is a rapidly growing company that is developing ground-breaking genomics technologies. Our mission is to continuously drive the scale of genomic information to enable unprecedented advances in biology and improvements in human health. We have developed a foundational new approach to sequencing at scale that overcomes limitations due to the high costs of current technologies. We are well-funded and have raised approximately $600 million from global top-tier investors. Our team brings together unique and diverse expertise across multiple disciplines, from healthcare and life sciences, to engineering, to technology and software and beyond. We are a collaborative group, including successful entrepreneurs, chemists, hardware and software engineers, genomics and biotechnology experts, molecular and computational biologists, software and algorithm experts, and operations and commercial leaders. Join us to develop and commercialize technologies that unleash the power of genomics at scale and empower the future of human health.

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Software and Algorithm Engineer to join our team!

As a Senior Software and Algorithm Engineer you will help us with implementing innovative bioinformatics algorithms and extracting more insights from the data our product generates.

How You’ll Contribute

Participate in the architecture and software design of bioinformatics solutions
Implement bioinformatic algorithms in an efficient, reusable and manageable C/C++ code
Learn in-depth the required algorithms, analyze their complexity and find/invent ways to implement them in the most efficient way possible
Work on existing and on new pipeline infrastructures, both on-prem and at cloud environments
Manage performance tuning, integrations, testing and bug fixing

Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

MS degree or other advanced studies in above fields is a plus

5+ years of experience working as a senior software engineer
5+ years of experience working with C/C++
Experience in implementing analytical algorithms in C/C++, similar language or lower-level code.

Experience with bioinformatics algorithms is a plus

Familiarity with other programing languages: Python, Java, R, Rust
Familiarity with public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure), Containers (docker) and Orchestrators (K8S)
Knowledge of workflow management systems (e.g., Prefect, Airflow, Luigi)

Familiarity with pipeline languages such as WDL, Nextflow or Snakemake is a plus#L

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Ultima Genomics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable laws. See also Ultima Genomics’ EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting recruiting@ultimagen.com.

Senior Software and Algorithm Engineer

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