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Saphetor · 2 months ago

Senior C++ Developer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Saphetor is a Switzerland-based precision medicine company specializing in human genetics and bioinformatics. They are seeking a Senior C++ Developer to develop core applications for analyzing genetic data and optimize their platform for speed and scalability.

BiotechnologyElectronic Health Record (EHR)Health CareMedical

Responsibilities

Develop our core C++ applications and library for importing and analyzing genetic data

Write reusable, testable, and efficient code, including unit & regression tests

Take complete ownership of projects (ranging from a few days to a month) to deliver a working end-to-end implementation, including unit tests & testing

Optimize & architect our platform for maximum speed, high availability and scalability

Maintain & improve our internal high-performance clinical annotation tools and the custom databases built, optimized for genetics

Contribute to the documentation of software architecture, design and implementation details

Qualification

C++ developmentMultithreadingRelational databasesCloud computingAgile methodologiesObject-oriented designStatistics knowledgeGenetics knowledgeMachine learning knowledgeCommunication skills

Required

At least 4 years of commercial C++ development experience, using templates, STL containers, smart pointers, memory management and multithreading. Preferably worked with C++ 17 or later version

BSc and/or MSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics

Hands-on experience with relational databases, optimizing queries and table schemas for optimal performance

Good experience with distributed cloud-based computing and big-data systems

Very good understanding of fundamental application design principles and object-oriented design, in order to build & maintain a large high-quality code base

Excellent written & oral communication skills in English

Preferred

Experience working with in-memory databases (Redis) and gRPC services is considered a plus

Very good knowledge of statistics, genetics, biology or machine learning techniques is considered a plus

Familiarity with agile methodologies and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced development environment, actively taking in code reviews, scrums, technical discussions etc