Embl
Bioinformatics
SoftwareEngineer
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“Software Engineer at Embl. Skills: Data Discovery, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, Search Engine Development. Integrate biological data. Index biological data”
What You'll Achieve.
Enhance data discovery; Improve user experience
Industry & Context.
Data discovery
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Degree in Computer Science, 2 years experience in software, Good knowledge of JavaScript, Experience with Python, Good communication skills, Familiarity with modern software development practices
Nice to Have
Experience in biomolecular data, Working knowledge of Solr, Knowledge of Docker, Knowledge of Kubernetes, Knowledge of additional data storage technologies, Familiarity with Linux/Unix, Experience with collaborative development tools, Experience with machine learning approaches
What You'll Do.
Integrate biological data
Index biological data
Provide data via interfaces
Provide data via web services
Integrate search platform with AI
Develop lightweight approaches for data integration
Collaborate with colleagues
Apply industry-standard best practices
Create efficient software
Create reusable software
Create well-documented software
Maintain efficient software
Maintain reusable software
Maintain well-documented software
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Team of software developers; Colleagues across EMBL-EBI
Communication Scope
Communication skills
Process & Methodology
Version control systems, CI/CD pipelines
Full Job Description
We are looking for a dynamic **Software Engineer** to join the EBI Search project [PMID: 40322924], a scalable text search engine providing easy and uniform access to the biological data resources hosted at the European Bioinformatics Institute ([EMBL-EBI](http://ebi.ac.uk)). EBI Search provides the central discovery infrastructure indexing more than 6 billion data objects across EMBL-EBI and external resources. It enables search and cross-linking across more than 100 biological data domains via web interfaces and RESTful APIs. You will join a team of software developers working together to support scientific research and FAIR data access across multiple disciplines. Your role In this exciting role you will contribute to: * Integration and indexing of biological data and metadata, and provision of these through user-friendly web interfaces and web services for the international research community; * Development of new features within an established and evolving codebase; * Integration of the search platform with emerging AI technologies to enhance data discovery and improve user experience; * Development of lightweight and efficient approaches for integrating data from multiple domains; * Collaboration with colleagues across EMBL-EBI, applying industry-standard best practices to create and maintain efficient, reusable and well-documented software. You have * A degree in Computer Science or a related field; * A minimum of two years’ experience in software development; * Good knowledge of Java; * Experience with JavaScript and/or TypeScript; * Experience with scripting languages such as Python and Bash; * Good communication skills; * Familiarity with modern software development practices and tools, including version control systems, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing. You may also have * Experience in biomolecular or biomedical data and metadata integration; * Working knowledge of Solr, Lucene or Lucene-based search technologies; * Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes o
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