Senior Scientific Software Developer – Bioimage Informatics

Senior Scientific Software Developer – Bioimage Informatics

The High Performance Research Computing (HPRC) and the Center for Bioimage Informatics (CBI) teams e Children’s Research Hospital are seeking a Senior Scientific Software Developer to design and build the software platforms, applications, and data systems that power bioimage informatics e. This is a hands‑on, full‑stack engineering role for a developer who wants their code to directly enable pediatric cancer and catastrophic‑disease research.

CBI is a dynamic, close‑knit team that develops and applies innovative AI and computer vision approaches for biological image analysis and quantification.

This is an onsite role in Memphis, TN.

This position reports to the Director of High Performance Research Computing and works closely with the Center for Bioimage Informatics as a collaborative team member.

• Architect, build, and maintain full‑stack applications, services, and data platforms that enable image generation, management, analysis, and processing at scale.
• Turn image analysis and AI/ML workflows developed by CBI’s image data scientists and AI/ML researchers into reliable, reproducible, production‑grade software used across St. Jude.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, web interfaces, and PostgreSQL‑backed data systems for managing large, multi‑dimensional imaging datasets (3D/4D/5D, terabyte‑scale).
• Integrate and extend open‑source bioimaging tools and standards (OME‑Zarr/NGFF, Bio‑Formats, OMERO, napari, ImageJ/Fiji), and contribute robust, well‑tested code back to the community.
• Partner with image data scientists, AI/ML researchers, biologists, and other software engineers—and with collaborating imaging facilities and research groups across St. Jude—to build the tools they rely on.

• Lead software coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and installation, and may be responsible for one or more of these components, as directed.
• Lead the design of the system’s graphical user interface.
• Assist in developing detailed specifications for programs to be written for enterprise‑wide systems.
• Develop the detailed specifications from which programs will be written for group‑level systems.

• Perform the detailed design, coding, and testing of software utilizing established design/code standards and to the architectural patterns outlined by the architectural team.
• Design and implement new systems and features, as well as modify and maintain existing systems for adaptation to business and/or technology changes.
• Manage projects and provide subject matter expertise for production systems, document maintenance and system support procedures.
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and new technologies and presenting these for architectural review.
• Determine root cause for the most complex software issues and develop practical, efficient, and permanent technical solutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products.
• Remain current on new technologies and available vendor packages; evaluate and make recommendations as necessary.
• Train and mentor junior teams on emerging technology systems and applications related aspects.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, information science, business, or related field required.

• 4+ years of IT experience in systems programming and development, preferably in comparable industry.
• Experience in SDLC methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, CI/CD).
• Experience in software systems design and maintenance.
• Experience working with business stakeholders to identify and document requirements.
• Proven performance in earlier role/comparable role.

• Proven experience in full‑stack, open‑source web development with strong proficiency in Java, Python, and JavaScript, and frameworks such as Node.js and Spring.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: object‑oriented design, version control (Git), testing, CI/CD, and…