Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer – Pathogen

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Oxford • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AngularAWSCloudDjangoDockerJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesNext.jsNode.jsNoSQLOraclePostgresPythonReactSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLVue.js

About the role

  • Design, develop, and support web applications deployed to support the data platform.
  • Own full stack development for tools supporting data management across the full lifecycle, including ingest monitoring, curation, release management, data quality monitoring, and user access control.
  • Build and support components to manage ingest from and monitor distributed next-generation sequencing devices, including device telemetry (Kafka, MQTT streaming from Oxford Nanopore NGS devices).
  • Design, develop, and maintain platform tools to help bioinformaticians and science teams discover, understand, and access data (e.g., pathogen data catalogue, quality dashboards, management information reporting).
  • Support innovation efforts by exploring new technologies such as vector databases to enable search and AI use cases.
  • Design, develop, and maintain highly performant, scalable, and secure backend APIs using appropriate technologies (Python, NodeJS).
  • Implement and manage data storage solutions including data lakes, data warehouses, and databases underpinning platform tooling (e.g., object storage, Oracle Autonomous Database, PostgreSQL).
  • Collaborate with backend engineers to ensure data services and associated APIs meet the needs of platform tools.
  • Work with product managers to capture requirements, wireframe solutions, and design user experiences.
  • Work with big data technologies such as Kafka, Iceberg, and Parquet, and managed database technologies including PostgreSQL and Oracle vector databases.
  • Ensure applications are secure.
  • Operate, monitor, and maintain associated Oracle Cloud infrastructure to ensure platform tools are highly available, scalable, and secure.
  • Collaborate with DevSecOps engineers to ensure all deployments are automated and follow best-practice CI/CD.
  • Ensure solutions are documented and assured through defined architecture governance processes.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to maintain the health and performance of the data platform.
  • Line manage and foster the personal development of a highly capable team of front-end engineers focused on the data platform.

Requirements

  • **Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience**
  • - Proven experience as a full stack engineer.
  • - Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
  • - Experience with backend languages and frameworks such as Python, NodeJS, Next.js, Django, or Spring Boot.
  • - Expertise in at least one cloud platform and its related managed services.
  • - Knowledge of both relational SQL and NoSQL database systems.
  • - Skills in UX design (e.g., Figma).
  • - Knowledge of containerization using Kubernetes and Docker.
  • - Experience working with streaming technologies (Kafka).
  • - Proven experience developing scalable architectures using both containerized and serverless approaches (e.g., Oracle Functions or AWS Lambda).
  • - Familiarity with version management and best practices (Git).
  • - Experience managing teams and fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture.
  • - Understanding of Agile working practices and sprint-based methodologies.
  • - Ability to actively contribute to knowledge sharing.
  • - Knowledge of security best practices.
  • **Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience**
  • - Experience with Oracle Cloud (OCI).
  • - Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar project management tools.
  • - Experience working with scientific analytical, statistical, and visualization libraries.
  • **Key Attributes:**
  • - Strong collaboration skills.
  • - Willingness to learn and cross-train/upskill in new technologies.
  • - Hands-on approach to exploring new technologies and developing proofs of concept.
  • - Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to think critically about security challenges.
  • - Excellent communication and teamwork abilities, especially in cross-functional teams.
  • - Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • - Attention to detail and a strong commitment to security and quality assurance.
  • - Flexibility to adapt and contribute to a rapidly scaling organisation.
Benefits
  • **We offer the following benefits:**
  • - Enhanced holiday pay
  • - Pension
  • - Life Assurance
  • - Income Protection
  • - Private Medical Insurance
  • - Hospital Cash Plan
  • - Therapy Services
  • - Perk Box
  • - Electrical Car Scheme
  • **Why work for EIT:**
  • At the Ellison Institute, we believe a collaborative, inclusive team is key to our success. We are building a supportive environment where creative risks are encouraged, and everyone feels heard. Valuing emotional intelligence, empathy, respect, and resilience, we encourage people to be curious and to have a shared commitment to excellence. Join us and make an impact!
  • **Terms of Appointment:**
  • - You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.
  • - You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford.
  • - During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
full stack developmentHTMLCSSJavaScriptPythonNodeJSKafkaPostgreSQLOracle Autonomous DatabaseKubernetes
Soft skills
collaborationproblem-solvinganalytical skillscommunicationteamworkflexibilityattention to detailleadershipknowledge sharingadaptability