Bioinformatics Engineer (Genomics)

Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom, with office locations in Cambridge, Leeds and London. Blended working requires attendance at an office at least twice each month, with working patterns agreed with the team leader.

Salary: From £57,700 per year

Company

hirify.global enables genomic medicine and research by delivering national-scale genomic data, healthcare software and digital systems for clinical and scientific use.

What you will do

• Develop high-quality code for high-throughput sequencing data analysis, genome analysis and interpretation.
• Build and advance the data platform supporting cancer and rare disease decision-support systems.
• Contribute to discovery, software design, testing and deployment through production.
• Integrate data from bioinformatics pipelines and scientific databases using Python and AWS-based services.
• Document design decisions, tests, results and processes to support full traceability.
• Work proactively in an agile squad and support clinical laboratory and software delivery standards.

Requirements

• Excellent Python development skills.
• Solid bioinformatics knowledge, including Next Generation Sequencing standards, data formats and toolchains.
• Familiarity with NGS tertiary annotation tools and databases.
• Proficiency with Linux, Git and PostgreSQL or a similar relational database management system.
• Experience developing production-quality algorithms and software for large datasets, with CI/CD and agile squad experience.
• MSc-level qualification or equivalent experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Bioinformatics or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS serverless technologies, including Lambda, Step Functions and S3.
• Experience building and operating containerised applications with Docker.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with flexible working patterns designed by teams and squads.
• Up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually, subject to approval.
• 30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and additional long-service leave.
• Double-matched pension contributions of up to 10%, life assurance and an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Learning budgets, training and certification support, subsidised gym membership and wellbeing services.
• Standard DBS checks are required for successful candidates.

Hiring process

• Successful candidates complete a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
• Reasonable adjustments can be arranged for the interview process.