What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer position at EMMES Corporation?
Overview
Staff 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 Staff Engineering role that will own and be a key driver of the technical vision and architecture of innovative solutions that drive better healthcare outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Drive the design and development of technical solutions to the functional requirements of the application.
- Design and review software system architecture as well as technical solutions to the functional requirements of the application.
- Lead in refining engineering best practices and processes and be the go-to person to troubleshoot critical system issues.
- Optimize the software system to execute efficiently (e.g., execution time, memory usage, bandwidth, etc.).
- Write and be an advocate for well-tested and maintainable code leveraging unit, integration, and BDD tests, on the team.
- Develop and maintain a scalable, resilient, performant and accessible enterprise-level software system for the client, in a Google Cloud environment, using primarily JavaScript and vanilla JavaScript.
- Develop system documentation, including architecture diagrams, sequence diagrams, API documentation, and technical SOPs for the project.
- Manage individual task priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Utilize Cloud Functions to implement RESTful APIs that integrate with a Cloud
Firestore backend.
Qualifications
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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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