Senior Backend Application Engineer
- NIH-NCBI
- Bethesda, Maryland
- 6mo ago
- Full-time
- On-site
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Overview
Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Sr. Backend Application Developer to support our work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NCBI is the world’s premier biomedical center hosting over six million daily users that seek research, clinical, genetic, and other information that directly impacts biomedical research and public health – at NCBI you can literally help to accelerate cures for diseases! NCBI’s wide range of applications, platforms (node, python, Django, C++, you name it) and environments (big data [petabytes], machine learning, multiple clouds) serve more users than almost any other US Government Agency according to https://analytics.usa.gov/.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Work as a member of a team building scalable APIs using Kotlin
- Help build ETL pipelines to source any external data required
- Integrate with external service providers
- Write automated tests that support the delivery of quality software
- Understand and support your application’s path to production
- Operate within an agile development process
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science or scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience delivering resilient, well-tested, consumer-facing web applications written in Java or Kotlin
- 3+ year of experience operating in a service-oriented environment
- 2+ years working fundamental Java and backend application technologies: Spring Boot, Kotr, Hibernate, JPA, Rest APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Grade, and GIT
- 2+ years’ experience writing automated tests
Preferred Qualifications
- A good understanding of the fundamental technologies of the web: HTTP, SSL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON
- A general understanding of containerization
- Strong oral and written communication skills and the willingness to use them
- A willingness to learn and to share your own experience
- A strong sense of ownership and engagement
Benefits and Salary
We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.
We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $110,000 - $166,810.
If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!