Python Job: Back-End Software Engineer (Python)

Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments – with patients and participants at the heart of it all.

Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.

We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.

Are you a Software Engineer interested in the challenge of advancing personalised genomic medicine in the UK using coding skills and software architecture?

We are currently recruiting for a Python Software Engineer here at Genomics England. In this role, you will take responsibility for producing the code, design & architecture that we need to perform. You will be coding, developing, debugging and automating on a daily basis, collaborating across the organisation, to enable us to perform and achieve our mission.

The ideal candidate will understand how to identify, prioritise, and execute various tasks in the SDLC, and be a strong collaborator with a passion for peer reviews, fixing & improving products.

This role will sit within our Newborn Genome Programme, a new strategic initiative launched by Genomics England. This programme aims to explore the potential of using whole genome sequencing to increase the diagnosis of rare genetic conditions in new born children.

Responsibilities & Skills

• Excellent Python coding skills and an understanding of Python best practices
• Ability to write scalable code using Python programming language
• Design, implement, and maintain Microservices using Python hosted on AWS
• Support testing process and troubleshooting issues and resolving them
• Stay abreast of industry trends, new platforms and tools, and coming up with a business case to adopt new technologies
• Familiar with agile and advocate its place in Engineering
• An appreciation for working in a test-driven development and have worked with cloud platforms (ideally AWS)
• Coordinate with front-end developers
• Knowledge of collaborative development tools such Github, Confluence, and Jira

BSc in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including:

• 30 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), with additional days for long service awards
• A generous pension scheme of up to 15% combined contribution
• Individual learning budgets for every colleague, a Blinkist account and a wide variety of courses on our portal
• A wide variety of wellness benefits including Gympass, a Headspace account, free weekly Yoga classes
• Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
• Blended working arrangements

Talk to our Talent Team and find out how a career with Genomics England will benefit you.

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As part of our recruitment process, all successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We therefore require applicants to disclose any previous offences at point of application, as some unspent convictions may mean we are unable to proceed with your application due to the nature of our work in healthcare.

Genomics England operates a blended working model as we know our people appreciate the flexibility. We expect most people to come into the office 2 times each month as a minimum. However, this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. For some people this is 1 day a quarter, for others it is several days a week. There is no expectation that staff will return to the office full time unless they want to. The exception would be some of our roles that would require you to be on site full time e.g., lab teams, reception team.

Our teams and squads have, and will continue to, reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit, beyond the minimum. Our office locations at the moment are Cambridge and Farringdon (London) and in Winter 2022 we are relocating our London office location to Canary Wharf. We will also be expanding our regional offices.

Looking ahead to our move to Canary Wharf, we will be designing our new space with blended working in mind, and with the flexibility to adapt to changing work patterns. During the pandemic we will be following government advice on working from home guidance.

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