Lead Engineer

About Apexon:

Apexon is a digital-first technology services firm specializing in accelerating business transformation and delivering human-centric digital experiences. We have been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation.

 

Apexon brings together distinct core competencies – in AI, analytics, app development, cloud, commerce, CX, data, DevOps, IoT, mobile, quality engineering and UX, and our deep expertise in BFSI, healthcare, and life sciences – to help businesses capitalize on the unlimited opportunities digital offers. Our reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of engineering services, a dedication to solving clients’ toughest technology problems, and a commitment to continuous improvement. 

 

Backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital, Apexon now has a global presence of 15 offices (and 10 delivery centers) across four continents. 

 

We enable #HumanFirstDIGITAL

 

Role Description:

 

As a Lead Software Engineer, you are joining a passionate software engineering team to build sequencing products to change patients’ lives. You will design, implement, and lead the development of software features and product infrastructure, primarily from a backend perspective while working with cloud technology - AWS, Java, distributed platform, Spring, and more. Ultimately, the software you produce will impact patient care globally. Key responsibilities: 

• Software Development: propose and evaluate design options, review code, analyze requirements, implement high quality code and tests in areas of web APIs, database, and Cloud-components, as well as analysis pipeline execution. 
• Leadership: be a hands-on technical leader on projects and work closely with architects, product managers, and other development leads and teams across sites to drive projects forward with high quality code, scalable and maintainable components, and delivering excellence on schedule. Provide technical leadership through coaching and mentoring other engineers. 
• Process & Operations: ensure test automation and regulatory compliance are embedded into software development practices and apply Lean principles in activities you participate in for the continuous improvement of how our team's function and the quality of the products we build. 

Who you are? When you join us, you will have meaningful work developing an innovative technology that saves and improves lives around the world. As you collaborate with some of the best engineers in the industry, you will make a huge difference in cancer diagnostics! Our team is collaborative and fast-paced. And we offer a competitive salary with a rich benefits package. Qualifications: 

• • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical discipline
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing and deploying scalable web applications and services 
  • Possess strong problem solving skills
  • Be a team player while possessing strong technical leadership skills to work as a part of the team towards successful project execution 
  • Experience in developing and implementing application having event-based architecture using technologies like Kafka
  • Expertise in building software products using Java, TypeScript, REST APIs, Microservices, and modern web application framework like Angular/React 
  • Experience working on various Data structures like Stack, Queue, LinkedList etc. and algorithms 
  • Experience developing and deploying production software utilizing public cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS 
  • Ability to participate in architectural discussions and take ownership of projects to deliver high quality software 
  • Experience collaborating with software architect on application deployment architecture and sizing for best product stability, performance, security, reliability, and supportability on cloud 
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases 
  • Ability to develop reusable, inner- or open-sourced components for multiple project 
  • Ability to understand sophisticated workflows and graph structures 
  • Experience with test driven development is a plus 
  • Experience partnering with security and compliance teams to ensure the software meets the relevant requirements 
  • Experience maintaining high standards of software quality by establishing and following best practices within the team 
  • Ability to work with globally distributed and multi-cultural teams 
  Nice to Have:  
  • Experience developing regulated products under design control 
  • Experience working on FrontEnd development using technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular/React etc.