Senior Software Engineer

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible. Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Location: Cambridge (hybrid) Job Type: Full-time Experience Level: Mid-Level / Senior Are you interested in solving real-world customer problems with rigorous engineering practices? Do you have a strong technical background and excellent communication skills? Do you want to work on products that have a real positive impact on the world? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our Senior Software Engineer role within the End-To-End Solutions Software team in Cambridge (UK). Why Us We develop a range of software products, in product areas such as Oncology and NIPT (non-invasive prenatal testing), which truly make a difference to human health. The initial focus of the role will be in the support and development of our on-market portfolio, initially working on NIPT which is a method of screening for genetic disorders in unborn babies. You will have the opportunity to work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop end-to-end solutions that address critical customer problems in a variety of areas. Why You As a Senior Software Engineer here at Illumina in Cambridge, you will join the End-To-End Solutions Software team, developing and supporting software products that directly impact human health. This role is focused initially on our on-market NIPT portfolio, delivering robust, high-quality solutions that support the screening of genetic disorders in unborn babies. You will collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary teams across software, science, and product to design and evolve end-to-end solutions that solve real customer problems. Guided by our value to Make Customers Heroes, your work will help enable clinicians and laboratories to deliver confident, timely results to patients around the world. Illumina's employee benefits are industry-leading and include, flexible time off, private medical insurance, compassion and care time off, leisure travel insurance, pension, employee stock purchasing program, volunteer time off, and much more! Responsibilities of the role: Work collaboratively in cross-functional teams to design, code, and maintain high quality on-market solutions using established processes in a scrum team setting Implement bugfixes, improvements and new features in products, in areas such as generating reports from genetic analyses, RESTful APIs, web UI, database operations Write clean, maintainable code while adhering to best practices Participate in code reviews and continuous learning Occasionally provide technical assistance to escalated on-market issues Skills and qualifications: University degree in a technical or analytical subject Minimum of 5 years of full software-lifecycle experience: software requirements, design, implementation, testing and maintenance Knowledge and experience with Java, Python or similar high-level languages Be curious, detail oriented, and analytical, with a proven ability to learn quickly Demonstrated success in collaborating in a team environment and delivering high-quality software products using established agile development methodologies (such as Scrum, Kanban, etc.) against formal schedules Be customer-focused, team-oriented, and motivated, taking ownership of assigned tasks Have proven verbal and written communication skills Experience with sou ... (truncated, view full listing at source)