Software Development Engineer II

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington. With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers.

Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality. At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect.

Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities makes us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

• Design, develop, test, document, and maintain software under a coherent ecosystem.
• Follow software development best practices to design and develop software features to meet end user specifications.
• Troubleshoots user issues and debugs the software.
• Assist in the analysis of application requirements as requested.
• Release new versions of packaged programs for installation by users and deploy new versions of hosted services to users.
• Configure and manage cloud infrastructure resources (e.g. AWS, Heroku, Terraform).
• Create, extend, and troubleshoot automated workflows (e.g. Git Hub Actions, Snakemake, Nextflow, WDL).
• Participate in constructive code review processes with other team members.
• Support internal and external users of software projects via various communication channels.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• May be responsible for providing on-call support.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 3-6 years of directly related experience.
• Strong analytical abilities and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of relational databases and T-SQL.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts, data structures and algorithms.
• Understanding of specific programming languages.
• Other department-determined skills or experience may be required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in Python and JavaScript/Type Script, or fluency in similar languages.
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix and command-line interfaces.
• Demonstrated rigor and reproducibility through well organized and well documented code and/or committed to a public code repository (e.g. Github) and commitment to adherence to software development best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Motivation to learn and collaborate within an existing team’s practices.

The hourly pay range for this position is from $99,486 to $157,227 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely.

Although Fred Hutch is not sponsoring most H-1B visas at this time, candidates who already hold an H-1B sponsored by another organization and are currently in the U.S. may be eligible for this position.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We desire priority referrals of protected veterans.

If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at hrops or by calling .