Senior Frontend Engineer

Position Summary

• The Digital Science and Technology department is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer. This role will be responsible for working with the Scientific Computing team on designing, building, testing and shipping services and web applications in support of Joyn’s research and products.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, ship, learn, repeat. We do science, and need software to support our mission. Sometimes it makes sense to buy and integrate with existing software and sometimes we need to build our own. You will work within the Scientific Computing team to break down milestones into tasks. You will work with a product owner to gather necessary data and requirements to design software solutions to those tasks and propose designs to DST leadership. You will build those software solutions, write automated tests, and ship your code. You will work with end-users to understand usage and iterate to make improvements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to learn from end-users and subject matter experts, develop requirements, and design software solutions. No silos here. You enjoy collaborating and aren’t afraid to actively reach out to end-users and subject matter experts. You drive necessary conversations in order to dig into problems and determine possible solutions. You enjoy learning from others and supporting other teams such as data science and research scientists through your work. You enjoy harnessing the excitement of green field work, while balancing it with milestones and the need to iterate rapidly. You are eager to learn and help others, including our JV parents Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks. 
• Participate in the product delivery life cycle. As a startup we need to iterate rapidly. You are excited to constantly learn and improve. You will be the voice of software engineering in product design discussions. You will participate in and proactively suggest improvements to our software and product delivery processes. You are self-directed and enjoy digging into problems as well as reaching out to other team members for feedback or insights as necessary. You enjoy working on projects from inception through delivery. You like to take ownership and have impact.

Must Have

• 5-7 years of experience with a modern JavaScript web framework (React, Angular, Ember, etc.)
• 5-7 years of experience with writing, testing, shipping, and maintaining production software
• Experience with the process of designing user interfaces and working alongside dedicated UX/UI designers.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards when it comes to structuring front end code, shared components, 
• BS or MS in Computer Science, engineering or relevant field
• Deep focus on detail and quality
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with the Python programming language
• Experience with running applications in containers (Docker preferred)
• Experience working in biotech, agtech, or R&D environments
• Experience with DevOps infrastructure and configuration management automation (Chef, Puppet, SaltStack, Terraform)
• Experience with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL) and understanding data schemas.

Organizational

• This position reports to the Dept Head for Digital Sciences and Technologies.
• This position will be a part of the Scientific Computing team and will interact with cross-disciplinary and multiple program teams.

Location

• This position can be based either at our Woodland, California or Boston, Massachusetts site and will require 5-20% travel.