Senior Software Developer - Cellular Genetics Programme

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Salary in the region of £40,850 - £49,428 (dependent on experience) plus excellent benefits

Permanent/ Open Contract

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our Informatics team (https://www.sanger.ac.uk/science/groups/cellular-genetics-informatics). We are part of the Cellular Genetics programme which uses state of the art experimentation and computational tools to understand the biology of cells. Our team develops infrastructure for efficient data storage, access and analysis that support the programme's research goals.

In this role you will develop a data infrastructure which will be capable of storing and providing fast and easy access to the large amounts of imaging scans from the human and mouse brain at the single cell level. In the longer term, the data will also include images from various human organs and other data types.

You will have access to Sanger's elite computational resources, including an OpenStack private cloud, an LSF computational cluster and many petabytes of high-speed distributed file systems and object stores.

We support recent graduates or current students in their final year to apply, although it is strongly desirable that you have relevant development experience outside of coursework (e.g. active participation in open source projects or the pursuit of personal coding projects).

Essential Skills

* Degree in Computer Science or in a related field (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Bioinformatics)

* Knowledge of Linux based operating systems, libraries, and tools

* Knowledge of core computer science concepts and practices

* Skill in a combination of interpreted and compiled programming languages

* Experience with relational and non-relational databases

* Experience with data architecture

* Excellent communication and presentation skills

* Motivation and attention to detail

Other information

The Wellcome Sanger Institute is a charitably funded research centre and committed to training the next generation of genome scientists. Focused on understanding the role of genetics in health and disease and a world leader in the genomic revolution, our mission is to use genome sequences to advance understanding of human and pathogen biology in order to improve human health. We aim to provide results that can be translated into diagnostics, treatments or therapies that reduce global health burdens. Our science is large-scale and organised into Programmes, led by our Faculty who conceive and deliver our science, and supported by our Scientific Operations teams responsible for all data production pipelines at the Institute.

Genome Research Limited is an Equal Opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and promoting equality in careers in science, we hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award and have an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programme of activity. We will consider all applicants without discrimination on grounds of disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. We are open to a range of UK-based flexible working options including part-time or full-time employment as well as flexible hours due to caring or other commitments.

Please include a covering letter and CV with your application. Closing date: 20th August 2018