Full Stack Developer

Overview Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Full-Stack Developer (Python/Django/Angular) to support the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), part of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. This is a hybrid position. Candidates must be able to work onsite at the NCBI in Bethesda, MD, approximately two days per week. The Full-Stack Developer will work on solutions to support continued development of NCBI’s Sequence Read Archive (SRA) – the world's premier archive of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data, and is a part of an international collaboration that includes archives in Europe and Japan. SRA makes biological sequence data derived from NGS available to the research community to enhance reproducibility and enable discoveries by analyzing and comparing datasets. SRA is a BigData archive measured in tens of petabytes of stored data. The future development of SRA will make this data more useful for a wide variety of fields: Medical Health (genetic diseases, cancer, etc.), Public Health (food safety monitoring, antimicrobial resistance, viral outbreaks, etc.), microbial diversity, and many more. NCBI is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NCBI is the world’s premier biomedical center, hosting over six million daily users who seek research, clinical, genetic, and other information that directly impacts biomedical research and public health. At NCBI, you can literally help to accelerate cures for diseases! NCBI’s wide range of applications, platforms (Node, Python, Django, Angular, C++, you name it), and environments (big data [petabytes], machine learning, multiple clouds) serve more users than almost any other US Government Agency, according to Duties & Responsibilities Build robust, performant, user-facing web applications in Python/Django/Angular, supporting millions of daily users Develop, create, and ship new functionality for user interaction and scientific data visualization, using modern APIs and frameworks Work as an integral part of an agile product team to deliver an unbelievably great user experience Deliver responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly code of high quality (automated test/build/deploy) Requirements BS in Computer Science or a scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience 5+ years of full-stack web applications development, using Python, Django, and Angular. Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 Experience with relational database modeling and data migration Knowledge of accessibility and security compliance Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN Bonus Skills Experience using web services and RESTful APIs Semantic markup and modern web layout techniques Experience with agile development processes Experience with C++, SQL server and working with relational database Expertise working on bioinformatics software applications handling DNA sequence data. Benefits and Salary We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with employer contribution; paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. If you enjoy being part of a high-performing, professional, technology-focused organization, please apply today! #J-18808-Ljbffr Blackcanyonconsulting