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Junior Software Engineer

Dotmatics
Boston, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/20/2025

Our Why At Dotmatics

At Dotmatics, we believe science, data, and decision-making must be deeply intertwined for innovation to thrive.


Our Portfolio includes Luma, LumaLab Connect, ELN Platform, Graphpad Prism, Geneious, SnapGene, Protein Metrics, OMIQ, FCS Express, LabArchives, NQuery, EasyPanel, MStar, SoftGenetics and Virscidian.


We have a vision for a new Lab of the Future that will change the future of scientific research.

We have created the world’s most comprehensive digital science platform – best-of-breed software applications already used by more than 2 million scientists, together in a single ecosystem united by a powerful, flexible enterprise data platform. This is not flat data buried away in digital graveyards. This is dynamic, multi-dimensional decision-making.


Scientific enterprises need a new level of effectiveness to achieve tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Illness will not wait. The biosphere will not wait. We are tireless in our vision, because the time for innovation is now.


Shaping the Future of Science At Dotmatics

Our global team of more than 800 colleagues are dedicated to supporting our customers in over 180 countries. Together, with our scientific community of users, we accelerate scientific innovation in order to make the world a healthier, cleaner, and safer place to live.


You’ll join a collaborative, global team pushing the boundaries of scientific innovation. Your ideas and efforts will have a tangible impact, accelerating scientific progress and discovery. We offer a dynamic, remote-friendly environment that fosters high integrity and collaboration, empowering you to excel. Dotmatics is a company built by scientists, for scientists. Combined, we are now the world’s largest cloud-based scientific research R&D platform. We need your help to keep growing and pioneering the future.


We are Science Driven. We are Customer Centric. We are Better Together.


APPLICANTS MUST BE AUTHORISED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. WE ARE UNABLE SPONSOR VISAS AT THIS TIME



What do we need

Dotmatics is seeking a Backend/Full Stack Engineer with an understanding of basic backend architecture and functional programming languages, such as Java & Java Script, to join our team. You will be responsible for implementing and testing scalable software that meets the needs of the company. Working on groundbreaking Scientific Software products such as LUMA you will have the opportunity to collaborate with wider teams on best practices alongside other developers.


In this role you will get to

  • Collaborate with the software development team in designing, developing, and implementing high-quality software solutions
  • Contribute to the development of software architecture and design principles for the organization.
  • Ensure the scalability, maintainability, and security of software solutions.
  • Participate in code reviews.


We are looking for people who have a bachelor's degree in computer science or similar, or equivalent working experience with a minimum of 1 year PQE in software development, with a focus on backend technologies, and can demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


The key skills we are looking for you have a working understanding or knowledge of

  • Java or similar programming language (Scala or C#)
  • Javascript
  • Asynchronous event processing (Kafka, SQS or similar)
  • SQL Databases (Postgres)
  • High-level backend application design
  • RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
  • Containerization (Docker).
  • CI/CD tools, such as Github Actions, and CodePipeline.
  • Agile software development methodologies and practices.


You may also have experience in

  • Databricks
  • Automated testing platforms and unit tests.
  • React
  • Life science research experience
  • Scaling applications to process large volumes of data and events


Dotmatics is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work.

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