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Bioinformatics
FullStackSoftwareDeveloper
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“Full Stack Software Developer at The Team Here. Skills: Full Stack Software Development, Java, Spring framework, RESTful APIs, Frontend development (Angular/React), Databases (SQL/NoSQL), Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), AI-assisted development. Contribute to the design, development and maintenance of the software systems that support BioSamples data submission, validation and retrieval services. Work across the full technology stack, contributing to backend services, APIs and large-scale m”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
University degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience, 5+ years of hands-on experience developing full stack software applications, programming experience with Java (preferably 17+), Spring framework, Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and backend services, Experience developing frontend applications using Angular, React or similar modern web frameworks, Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e. g. MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch), Experience designing systems that ensure performance, reliability and scalability of services handling millions of biological sample records and high-volume metadata submissions, Experience working with containerisation technologies such as Docker, orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, Experience working in Unix/Linux environments, use of Git, command line tools, Experience using AI-assisted development tools, modern software engineering workflows, Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team, Excellent communication, interpersonal and English language skills
Nice to Have
Experience with authentication and authorisation technologies such as OAuth 2. 0 or OpenID Connect, Experience working with JSON schema validation or metadata-driven system, Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Kibana or similar, Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e. g. GitLab CI), Experience with event-driven architectures or messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ, Knowledge of FAIR data principles and open scientific data standards, Experience working with large scientific datasets or bioinformatics data resources, Experience contributing to open-source or international scientific infrastructure projects
What You'll Do.
Contribute to the design
development and maintenance of the software systems that support BioSamples data submission
validation and retrieval services
Work across the full technology stack
contributing to backend services
APIs and large-scale metadata processing pipelines
Develop user-facing web applications that support the submission and exploration of biological sample metadata
Contribute to building reliable
scalable and maintainable software systems
Contribute to system architecture
technical direction and long-term platform evolution
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Join a collaborative and multidisciplinary team of software developers and bioinformaticians; Work closely with other developers, bioinformaticians, data curators and product owners within EMBL-EBI, as well as collaborators across international life science data infrastructures; Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team
Communication Scope
Excellent communication, interpersonal and English language skills
Full Job Description
****About the team**** We are seeking a Full Stack Software Developer to join the BioSamples team at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). BioSamples is a core biological metadata repository that stores, validates, and serves sample metadata for life-science research. It underpins major public archives such as ENA, ArrayExpress, and Human Cell Atlas, enabling FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data submissions at scale.The resource manages millions of samples and integrates with multiple submission pipelines and archive systems, providing programmatic APIs used globally by researchers, data brokers and data repositories. You will join a collaborative and multidisciplinary team of software developers and bioinformaticians working together to support open science and improve the interoperability of biological data across the life science data ecosystem. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to critical scientific infrastructure that enables large scale reuse of biological sample metadata across genomics, functional genomics, biodiversity and biomedical research. ****Your role**** As a Senior Full-Stack Software Developer within the BioSamples team, you will contribute to the design, development and maintenance of the software systems that support BioSamples data submission, validation and retrieval services. You will work across the full technology stack, contributing to backend services, APIs and large-scale metadata processing pipelines, as well as user-facing web applications that support the submission and exploration of biological sample metadata. Your work will support the continued development of BioSamples submission and validation services, ensuring that researchers can submit high-quality metadata describing biological samples linked to sequencing, genomics and other life science datasets. In this role you will work closely with other developers, bioinformaticians, data curators and product owners within EMBL-EBI, as we
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