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New York Genome Center · 1 month ago

Part-time Scientific Software Engineer (Consultant)

New York, NY

Part-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$55/hr - $75/hr

2+ years exp

The New York Genome Center is an independent, nonprofit, academic research organization dedicated to advancing genomic research. They are seeking a part-time Scientific Software Engineer to support large-scale data management, delivery systems, and high-throughput analysis workflows, ensuring smooth operations within their Production Informatics and Clinical Molecular Data Divisions.

Genetics

No H1B

Responsibilities

Maintain and enhance data capture and ingestion systems, tracking, and management interfaces

Support cloud-based and on-premise data transfers from our data stores to both internal and external customers/patients

Help automate routine tasks and ensure data workflows are optimized to reduce operational costs and support data lifecycle management, including retention policies, automated archiving, and cleanup processes

Ensure Production Cromwell workflows operate smoothly

Troubleshoot issues, resubmit workflows, tune performance, anticipate workflow bottlenecks, provide Cromwell patches, and contribute to Cromwell Dev/Ops improvements

Address technical debt within the software engineering codebase by migrating to modern solutions when requested

Seek opportunities to streamline processes and reduce long-term maintenance costs

Identify technical hurdles and recommend solutions to the software engineering team

Work with Project Management, Resource Computing, Computational Biologists, Clinical Molecular Diagnostics, and other stakeholders on data access, delivery, workflows, analysis tools, and user-facing data collection interfaces

Qualification

Front-End DevelopmentPythonTerraform/TerragruntScalaDatabase SystemsTroubleshootingData ManagementCollaborationProblem-SolvingAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 2 or more years of relevant experience

Preferred

Demonstrated ability to communicate promptly and clearly on all support tickets, identify incomplete or unclear requests, set expectations, and proactively flag potential issues or delays

Experience with front-end frameworks, Python, Terraform/Terragrunt, Scala, and various database systems. Skilled in troubleshooting, maintaining, enhancing, and modernizing existing applications

Strong judgment in recognizing when an issue requires escalation to management or senior engineers, such as recurring problems, cross-department dependencies, or blockers impacting timelines

Able to efficiently balance support requests with ongoing system maintenance and enhancement work, managing frequent context switches without sacrificing quality or timeliness

Commitment to established team and project standards, including writing clean, maintainable, and DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) code, adhering to source control best practices (e.g., Git), and responding promptly to code review feedback to ensure rapid turnaround time. Consistent use of Jira for issue tracking and status updates

Make sound decisions with incomplete information. Balance multiple tasks and produce meaningful results in a fast-paced support environment