Software Engineer at Ambry Genetics

Compensation

$104,000 – $125,000 per year. Eligible for Short-Term Incentive Plan with target at 7.5% of annual earnings; terms and conditions apply.

Software engineers design and develop custom software, systems, and integrations. Software engineers work with a team of fellow software engineers, QA engineers, and business systems analysts in an agile/scrum process to deliver enhanced product value. We are looking for a talented software engineer to help support our enterprise system integrations. In addition to writing code and fulfilling needed tickets, the successful candidate will design technical solutions with IT operations teams, participate in scrum ceremonies, and work with stakeholders to understand workflows and requests.

• Drive technical solutions to problems, including end-to-end process flow from ideation to release, and estimating time and complexity.
• Design and develop custom software according to ticket specifications.
• Act as a role model for the team, set standards for excellence and mentor junior engineers.
• Provide clear and consistent feedback on code reviews.
• Participate in scrum ceremonies, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and daily standups.
• Meet with clients, partners, product owners, or other stakeholders to understand and clarify workflows and requirements.
• Knowledge and execution of the end-to-end software development cycle.
• Highlight blockers or issues arising during development to resolve in a timely manner.
• Monitor process and log information, troubleshooting issues as needed.
• Ability to create detailed and comprehensive documentation.
• Ability to logically troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field and 4+ years of work experience OR Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Full-stack development experience.
• Object-oriented coding experience.
• Good understanding of relational databases (MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, or No
  
  SQL).
• Ability to effectively use version control, including ability to branch and merge in git.
• Ability to programmatically read and write a variety of structured and unstructured formats, such as JSON, CSV, XML, HL7, and FHIR.
• Experience with production and consumption of web services (ex: REST, SOAP, AMQP).
• Basic understanding of serverless and microservice architectures.

• Experience with Golang, Python, Java, or other compiled languages.
• Experience with integrating with various EMR systems.
• Experience with real-time streaming architecture.
• Experience with designing and developing AI/ML/GenAI solutions.
• Experience and/or certifications working in cloud environments (AWS, Google).
• Experience with CI/CD (e.g., Terraform, Bamboo, Jenkins).
• Experience with Atlassian suite (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Test Rail).
• Prior experience in biology or bioinformatics a plus.

Ambry Genetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and we maintain a drug‑free work environment.

The Company believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with local laws such as the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you.

After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the Company is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. For the purpose of the above job description, “Essential Functions” are “Material Job Duties”.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race (and traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression (including transgender status), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at

Our outstanding benefits program includes 401k, medical, dental, vision, FSA, paid sick leave and generous paid time off (PTO) program.