Software Engineer

Lantern Pharma is looking for talented and highly motivated R Shiny based front end web application developers to visualize the data analyzed / reports generated using bioinformatics pipelines. Leveraging your background and applying software engineering principles, to develop applications and tools in support of data visualization and reporting using R / R Shiny. You will be involved in generating complex graphs used for statistical analysis and interpretation using interactive libraries such as Plotly. In addition to development of new code, you will support and maintain standard R programs, which will comprise a library of code to be used for future development. This is a 6 months contract position (40 hrs / week) with possibilities of full time employment based on performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop interactive web applications using R / R Shiny to visualize ML outputs, multi-omics data and reports generated by bioinformatics pipelines
• Use the open-source or proprietary R libraries to build useful applications and packages
• Write efficient, clean and well tested code that adheres to best practices
• Organize data, analysis, reports, and applications into reproducible pipelines
• Test and debug applications to ensure they are working correctly, using both manual and automated testing techniques
• Stay up-to-date with the latest R packages and developments in the pharma industry
• Publish R packages to internal company repository
• Deploy and maintain the R Shiny web-application on the AWS server

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree required (Master’s degree preferred) in a scientific discipline such as Statistics, Computer Science, Bioinformatics etc.
• Minimum 2 years of R / R Shiny, R Markdown experience with standard packages for data visualization and analysis
• Proven ability of building interactive R-shiny application (demo of the R-shiny application)
• Proficient in libraries such as ggplot2, plotly, dplyr, Highcharter and DT
• Must have experience in generating and working with R markdown reports
• Experience of AWS to host R shiny application is a plus
• Knowledge of cancer biology, genomics and drug development is a plus
• Familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python a plus
• Experience in building a database using Relational / Non relational Database (SQL / NoSQL)
• Must be capable of developing collaborative relationships with colleagues
• Must be self-motivated and have strong analytical, interpersonal, and project management skills
• Must demonstrate the ability to present ideas, issues, and observations in a clear manner

Lantern provides multiple growth opportunities and as an early team member, your work will have a direct impact on precision oncology that can transform drug development. In addition to attractive compensation, we offer employees the opportunity for competitive health, dental & vision insurance, stock options in a public company, an opportunity to take leadership on new and meaningful projects, & involvement with leading conferences & industry trade shows.

Python/Django Developer will be responsible for implementing the relevant Server-Side Architecture for a Web Application based on the client's requirement for new and existing products. The primary focus will be on the development of software packages ensuring high quality and ease of usability to requests from various teams.

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Writing reusable, testable and efficient code 

- Design and Implementation of low-latency, user-friendly web and mobile-based applications 

- Devise and develop user-friendly software solutions for automation of industry processes 

- Contribute to design reviews and discussions across software teams. 

- Following strict security protocols without any deviation is of prime importance.

- Implementing DevOps in all projects and establishing best practices in the team.

Preferred Skills & Knowledge:

- Strong programming skills in Python/Django

- Experience with Angular, JavaScript frameworks/libraries

- Hands-on experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL or other RDBMS

- Experience with Web application security and secure coding practices

- Strong Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability

- Familiarity with software collaboration tools - GIT

- Ability to work with a distributed and diverse team of researchers and developers.

- Excellent English language communication skills, both written and verbal.

- High level of innovation and motivation

Must have extensive and in-depth knowledge and experience in developing APIs in NodeJS, HTML5/CSS/Javascript, MongoDB, Git, production application deployments. And optionally ReactJS Components/Websites/UI/UX, Redux etc.

Cloud infra management

AWS SDK, Google Maps SDK

Elastic Search engine

Mocha or any testing framework

Continuous delivery

Redis, ExpressJS, Apollo Client, PubSub

Responsibilities

Development of web applications and modules

Drafting ReactJS front ends components based on provided mock-ups.

Architecting database and REST/GraphQL APIs for front end.

Integrating multiple 3rd party SDKs including but not limited to AWS, Messagebird, Twilio, Lalamove, Google Maps etc.

Write and execute unit tests

Bug fixes, support and enhancements

UAT and Production deployments

Performance optimizations and app security implementations

Cloud infra management

Backup plans and risk mitigation techniques implementation

• Developing front-end website architecture.
• Designing user interactions on web pages.
• Developing back-end website applications.
• Creating servers and databases for functionality.
• Ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
• Ensuring responsiveness of applications.
• Working alongside graphic designers for web design features.
• Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.
• Designing and developing APIs.
• Meeting both technical and consumer needs.
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.

• Degree in computer science.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as React(mandatory/preferred), Angular JS, and Amber.
• Proficiency with server-side languages such as Node.js(mandatory/preferred), Java, PHP.
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail.