Sr. Software Engineer

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Compensation: $115,000 - $140,000 per year. You are eligible for a Short-Term Incentive Plan with the target at 7.5% of your annual earnings; terms and conditions apply.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with exceptional UI design and development expertise to join a mission‑critical scrum team building a next‑generation platform. This role will lead front‑end development efforts for complex data visualization and user workflows in a React, Java/Spring full‑stack application built on AWS infrastructure.

The ideal candidate is a UI rockstar who can craft intuitive, performant interfaces for intricate genomic data, create seamless user experiences and elevate the visual and interactive design of our platform. Full‑stack experience is a valuable bonus. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on healthcare outcomes by building software that powers life‑changing genetic insights.

• Architect, develop, and enhance React and Java/Spring‑based applications to support scientific workflows for variant identification, ranking, and reporting
• Work closely with product managers and stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into well‑defined technical solutions
• Lead design and development of scalable and maintainable solutions while ensuring system performance and security best practice
• Troubleshoot complex issues, resolve bugs efficiently, and improve system reliability
• Advocate for best practices in software engineering, code quality, and automated testing
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on UI development, full‑stack application experience is a plus
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to lead by example and mentor engineers
• Strong expertise in cloud‑based solutions and experience integrating third‑party software into existing systems
• Extensive experience in building service‑oriented architectures and designing RESTful API services to support scalable and maintainable applications
• Excellent problem‑solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges efficiently
• Effective communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders
• Experience and familiarity working in React or similar front‑end technologies and Java / Spring
• Experience working with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) and No
  
  SQL technologies (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Elastic Search, etc.)

• Master's degree
• Experience in scientific, genomics, or healthcare‑related applications is a plus
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying cloud‑native applications on public cloud platforms such as AWS

Ambry Genetics Corporation is a CAP‑accredited and CLIA‑licensed molecular genetics laboratory based in Aliso Viejo, California. We are a genetics‑based healthcare company that is dedicated to open scientific exchange so we can work together to understand and treat all human disease faster. At Ambry, everyone is welcome. A career at Ambry Genetics is a chance to be part of a dynamic company that aims to improve health by understanding the relationships between genetics and human disease.

We earned our reputation as industry leaders by responsibly introducing cutting‑edge genetic testing solutions and continually sharing what we learn with the global scientific community.

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 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.

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