Senior Software Engineer Job at SOPHiA GENETICS (Boston)

Senior Software Engineer

SOPHiA GENETICS

Location:
United States; France , Boston ▼
Bidart

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

Are you an experienced Software Engineer with a passion for building and improving scalable, high-performance systems? Are you looking for a team that embraces fresh ideas, encourages an agile approach, and ensures your voice is heard and your contributions truly make an impact? If this sounds like you and you are driven by purpose, join the SOPHiA GENETICS Software Engineering team as our new Senior Software Engineer, and enable us to make a positive impact on the outcomes for cancer and rare disease patients worldwide. This is a hybrid opportunity, requiring 3 days onsite our corporate office in Boston, MA or Bidart, FR. Please ensure that all CV/Resumes are submitted in English as we are an international company that uses English as our language of business.

Job Responsibility:

Design, develop, and continuously improve robust services and workflows that are scalable and efficient
Implement enhancements based on evolving business and technical requirements.
Ensure components are seamlessly integrated and perform reliably under workloads.
Optimize system performance, resource utilization, and task execution times.
Interact with internal and external stakeholders to understand and refine requirements
Develop and implement new features and components to support changing business needs.
Set up smart fully automated tests covering all use cases and requirements for long term maintainability
Optimize deployment workflows, automate pipelines, and enhance infrastructure management for efficient and reliable application deployment.
Contribute to improvements in system stability, minimizing downtime and ensuring seamless rollouts.
Implement and maintain monitoring systems to track performance and identify bottlenecks.
Use observability tools like Grafana and Loki to improve system reliability and provide insights into operational health.

Requirements:

Proficiency in Java for backend service engineering
Extensive experience working on large-scale systems with microservice architecture
Experience with React.js or other modern web UI development framework
Experience in optimization of system performance, managing resources effectively and improving execution time - especially when dealing with very large data volumes
Proficiency with databases like MySQL, MariaDB, and DuckDB, including design and query optimization
Familiarity with Linux environments and GitLab for version control and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with scalable architecture, particularly in cloud environments and containerized infrastructure
Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools like Grafana and Loki

Nice to have:

Experience in Micronaut for developing microservices and backend solutions is a strong plus.
Experience with HL7 / FHIR protocols for healthcare interoperability is a strong plus
Work experience in a direct customer facing role is a strong plus
Knowledge of Kafka is a plus
Experience in genomics is beneficial

What we offer:

Sickness and Accident coverage through Helsana
Meal Vouchers at 90CHF PM with our partner cafeteria
A fun and engaging work environment, with Rest & Entertainment space, full stocked free coffee machine and free fruit/snacks
Free parking in an easy to access location
A strong social committee whose purpose is to make SOPHiA GENETICs both enjoyable as well as rewarding
As our global HQ, you’ll have direct interaction and exposure to senior leadership and our executive team locally

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 24, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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