Sr. Software Engineer (Full-Stack Eng w/solid JavaScript & fluency in modern web development tools & tech)

Senior Software Engineer

US Remote

Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all.

Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.

We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients' lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We're looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us!

Primary Purpose

This position supports "Essex, an Emmes Company". Essex is a biomedical informatics and health information technology-focused consultancy founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rockville, MD. The Essex team comprises experts with extensive experience in strategically developing and managing complex health and biomedical information programs for clients in the Federal Government, research academia, and private sectors.

This role provides a strong career growth opportunity in an innovative technology environment working in one of our nation's premier research organizations. This is a Senior Software Engineering role that will own and be a key driver of the technical vision and architecture of innovative solutions that drive better healthcare outcomes.

• Develop scalable, reliable, and performant enterprise-level software system and services for our clients, using primarily JavaScript and vanilla JavaScript.
• Contribute to software system architecture design, assist with refining engineering best practices and processes, and count on to troubleshoot system issues.
• Write well-tested and maintainable code leveraging unit, integration, and BDD tests.
• Manage individual task priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Translate functional needs into well-tested and maintainable code leveraging interpersonal skills, unit testing, and strategic planning.
• Utilize Cloud Functions to implement RESTful APIs that integrate with a Cloud Firestore backend.
• Work in a collaborative cross-functional team environment to move features (GitHub Issues) across all tiers.
• Be a proactive part of the software engineering team, looking to make improvements to our engineering practices.
• Contribute to project documentation, including architecture diagrams, sequence diagrams, API documentation, and technical SOPs.
• Assist junior staff with task-related or troubleshooting problems.
• Participate in the interviewing of engineering candidates and provide feedback to the hiring manager.

• Possession of a Bachelor or Graduate degree in a technical field such as Computer Science from an accredited college or university.
• 4-6 years of experience building enterprise software systems that run in a Production Google Cloud (GCP) environment
• Strong communication skills (oral and written).
• 3-5 years of working with a CI/CD pipeline using Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions (or similar tools) on an existing codebase.
• 3+ years of experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or comparable programming languages.
• Experience building enterprise software systems that run in Google or AWS Cloud environment using technologies such as Cloud Functions, Firestore, BigQuery, Lambda, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL.
• Comprehensive understanding of HTML, CSS, and modern web standards. (Node.js, VueJS, React).
• Experience working in an Agile development environment using SCRUM or Kanban.
• Experience using Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
• Experience working with Web Accessibility tools.
• Cloud development or architect certification is a plus.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure is a plus.

Why work at Emmes?

At Emmes, your actions and hard work will have a direct impact on public health initiatives, both globally and in our local communities with opportunities for volunteerism through our Emmes Cares community engagement program. We offer a competitive benefits package focused on the health and needs of our growing workforce, including:

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The Emmes Company, LLC is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.

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