Software Engineering Manager
On site
Oxford, United Kingdom
£ 110,000 / year
Full Time
03-03-2025
Job Specifications
Software Engineering Manager, Python, Bioinformatics, COR7181
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Software Engineering Manager, to join an extremely well-funded R&D institute at a time of huge investment and growth.
The Role
Working in a "scale-up" environment, the Software Engineering Manager will build and lead a team of software engineers across the full stack, as they work with bioinformatics pipelines and build and deliver exceptional analytical tools processing data from multiple sources such as sequencing machines. Working in a "hands-on" capacity, the Software Engineering Manager will work to develop a scalable architecture/infrastructure, introducing DevOps practices, whilst maintaining technical oversight to ensure best practices in architecture, coding standards, and testing alongside the engineers.
Benefits include:
Hybrid working - 2-3 days on site
Bonus scheme to 10%
28 days holiday
Enhanced pension
Health insurance
What Experience do I need?
A solid background in software engineering across the full stack, with proven experience of leading and developing teams
Experience of working within a start-up/scale-up environment preferred
Experience of working with data at scale/data pipelines, with any experience of bioinformatics/genome data advantageous. Experience of data processing platforms such as Kafka and Spark would also be useful
Strong experience with Python, with any additional skills with R and/or C++ of benefit
Experience of building a scalable architecture/infrastructure using tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes and Cloud technologies
Experience with DevOps practices
I want to do that!
If you have any questions or would simply welcome a chat about this excellent Software Engineering Manager position and company, just call me or drop me an email, as I’d love to hear from you! If, though, you think this role could be right for you and you’d like to learn more, then please apply now.
Software Engineering Manager, Python, Bioinformatics
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