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Software Developer - Sequence Informatics > Cambridge [02/11/2010] |
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We are looking for developers who can work in agile teams solving problems in close collaboration with researchers and laboratory staff on site. Working in two week iterations we provide the core infrastructure for one of the largest lab operations in the world. The role has a high level of responsibility and freedom. There will also be the opportunity to adapt new technologies where applicable. Your primary role will be working on our in-house solutions for project management, capacity planning and laboratory process organisation suite, which is a collection of tools for supporting research workflow and laboratory processes. Working closely with users to ascertain their requirements, you will design and implement reusable software solutions. Essential Skills - A computer science degree.
- Worked with Ruby on Rails or other web framework.
- As comfortable with writing native JavaScript as with building on frameworks.
- Semantic HTML, CSS, browsers.
- Debugging tools.
- Setting up and running automated front-end test suites, preferably using Selenium or Cucumber.
- Understanding of the full web app stack. Database abstraction, request modelling, templating, URL mapping, preferably using PHP and Smarty.
- Agile processes, test-driven development, estimation.
- Usability testing
- Protecting against browser and web app security exploits.
- Performance optimisation around HTTP requests, bandwidth, rendering, script execution.
- Web service development, authentication, oAuth, JSONP, XML parsing.
- Unix command line and source control, preferably Subversion/Git.
Ideal Skills Experience with financial, logistic or other time critical systems would be an advantage. Knowledge of genetics is a strong plus but not essential. Other information The Production Software team's central remit is to provide scientific software to support the sequencing and genomic analysis work done at the Sanger Institute. We are a highly visible team, providing high quality, scalable software that plays a central role in the continuing success of the Institute. We are involved in a wide variety of projects ranging from laboratory automation to medical informatics. Job Type: Permanent Location: Thailand South - Ranong
Salary: [n/a] Date available: asap Specialist Industry: Software and web development Job Contact:: Contact Tel:: Interview Dates:: Closing Date:: Salary-Pay Range:: £21115 to ££27999 dependent on experience Company: Sanger Institute Company Description: A leader in the Human Genome Project, we are now focused on understanding the role of genetics in health and disease. Our passion for discovery drives our quest to uncover the basis of genetic and infectious disease. We aim to provide results that can be translated into diagnostics, treatments or therapies that reduce global health burdens. Company Website: [n/a]
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03/15/2010