Job Description

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Responsibilities

Lead development of WebGL-powered applications for visualization of high-resolution, high-dimension multi-omics data, that can be deployed locally and in the cloud

Investigate, prototype, and deliver new and innovative solutions for visualization and data analysis

Display a passion for clean code, loose coupling, and clean architectures

Closely interact with bioinformatics scientists, assay scientists and usability engineers to build visually appealing and intuitive UIs

Translate high-level objectives into viable plans and prioritize activities for a software team

Lead application of the latest industry concepts to Illumina\xe2\x80\x99s software development

Maintain rigorous quality and performance standards

Mentor and coach others on software technologies, processes, and achievement of organizational goals

Education:

Bachelor of Science degree or higher in computer science or related field

Required Skills & Experience

Expert in creating data-intensive web applications with highly interactive graphical elements

In depth understanding of how to optimize computational performance at various levels

Extensive experience developing front-end user interfaces with React, WebGL, TypeScript, WebAssembly, CSS

Extensive experience developing back-end microservices (e.g., C#, Go)

Proficient with tools for software performance analysis and optimization

Demonstrated success in collaborating in a fast-paced team environment and delivering high-quality software products using established agile development methodologies (such as Scrum, Kanban, etc.) against formal schedules

Preferred Skills & Experience

Advanced degree in computer science or related field

Experience writing high performance code in C/C++

Experience with Python

Experience with image processing

Experience with Electron or progressive web applications

Experience developing software for next-generation sequencing or genomics applications

Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.

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