The Protein Function development team is a very dynamic and interdisciplinary team comprising talented and enthusiastic software engineers, bioinformaticians and scientists. It develops the world leading Universal Protein Resource (UniProt), the Gene Ontology Annotation and Enzyme resources. The UniProt resource is one of the most internationally used protein databases serving a large and diverse research community in genomics, proteins and proteomics.
Proteins are the building blocks of life and knowing how they function in the cells of living organisms gives us an insight on their health and disease states. A Proteome is the set of proteins encoded by the genome of a certain organism. With knowledge in biology generated at an unprecedented accelerating pace, the number of protein sequences in the database has increased dramatically and computational approaches are needed more than ever for organising the protein space for all these organisms.
Your role
In this role you will analyse data, develop production software, create technical documents, take part in the daily Scrum meeting, as well as communicate with other teams at EMBL-EBI and/or with our international collaboration partners. Scalability will be an important feature of your clear, concise, well tested and documented code. You will also be interested in applying analytic engines and technical approaches to distributed processing of big data. The ability to work towards tight deadlines is essential.
We are looking for a Software engineer with a strong record in software development and interested in solving scientific questions related to Big data in biology. The successful candidate will be working in the organization of large data sets of proteins for thousands of organisms in the database. This is a challenging and central development which requires mathematical and statistical expertise as well as strong software development skills.
Responsibilities include:
- Design, development, test, document and maintenance of software for the proteomes production pipeline
- Assist with the data analysis and data processing algorithms
- Support and maintain the resource production and service release
- Engage and coordinate work with different teams in the organization
- Assist with innovative programming and big data technologies
- Assist with programming standards to promote best practices
Closing date: 20 January 2022
You have
- A degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Life Sciences or a related discipline
- At least 2 years of working experience in software using Java
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in a team-orientated environment
- Familiarity with SQL and relational database design principles, Unix shell scripting
- Understanding of good coding practices and approaches (OOP, IoC, automated testing, clean code principles, code review)
- Familiar with standard development tools (continuous integration e.g. Jenkins, build management e.g. Maven, and source code management systems e.g. GIT, etc).
You might also have
- Good understanding of Statistics, Graph theory, Probability theory
- Experience working in bioinformatics and biological resource development would be an advantage
Anja Thormann, Software Developer, Variation team
What else you need to know
- Contract duration: This position is a 3 year contract
- International applicants: We recruit internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions. Read more on our page for international applicants.
- Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL-EBI, we strongly believe that inclusive and diverse teams benefit from higher levels of innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women, LGBTQ+ and individuals from all nationalities.
- Job location: This role is based in Hinxton, near Cambridge, UK. You will be required to relocate if you are based overseas and you will receive a generous relocation package to support you.
- How to apply: To apply please submit a cover letter and a CV through our online system
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