Software Developer

🔥 20 hours ago

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Harvard University

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10,000+ employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across many schools and disciplines and is a major center for academic research. Harvard is organized and operated as a non-profit institution with extensive teaching, research, and public service activities.

📋 Description

• Develop and maintain web-based software for biomedical data discovery and visualization • Participate fully in the software development life cycle across multiple concurrent projects • Identify, triage, and resolve software bugs and performance bottlenecks using browser developer tools across multiple browsers and devices • Write tests and documentation, and maintain reliable, open-source code • Participate in code reviews, issue tracking, and iterative product development • Contribute to utility tools for metadata management and file format handling for genomic, single-cell, and bioimaging data • Containerize workflows using Docker or similar tools for portability and reproducibility • Deploy, monitor, and maintain cloud-based services supporting lab software and data portals • Collaborate with researchers and domain experts to translate scientific needs into software features • Contribute to academic publications, technical reports, and documentation for lay and specialist audiences • Stay current with emerging technologies in data visualization, AI, software development, and computational data science • Abide by Harvard University IT technical standards, policies, and Code of Conduct

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of two years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience • 1–3 years of professional software development experience • Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, shell scripting, and modern web frameworks (React, Vue) • Familiarity with REST/GraphQL APIs, CSS, and component-based design patterns • Experience with automated testing, version control (e.g., GitHub), and collaborative software development workflows • Strong problem-solving and communication skills • Working knowledge of automated testing, version control (e.g., GitHub), and package distribution (e.g., npm, PyPI) • Experience with Vitessce, Gosling, D3.js, or similar visualization libraries • Familiarity with WebGL/WebGPU or emerging visualization trends is a plus • Familiarity with LLMs, natural-language interfaces, and AI-powered development tools • Background in bioinformatics data formats, molecular biology, or genomics/single-cell/spatial biology data • Experience contributing to open-source projects is a strong plus • Must work all scheduled hours in a Harvard registered state • Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave • Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one • Retirement plans with university contributions • Wellbeing and mental health resources • Support for families and caregivers • Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement • Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

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