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!

You will join NCBI’s team of scientists and engineers to deliver high-quality data to tackle the most challenging healthcare information technology issues including, data models, business informatics, analytics.

A-TEK is currently recruiting a Web Developer to support our work with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The role is responsible for designing, coding and modifying websites, from layout to function and according to a client's specifications with a goal of creating visually appealing sites that feature user-friendly design and clear navigation.

Responsibilities:

• Build powerful web applications using modern technologies such as React
• Work on all levels of the web stack (JavaScript, CSS, XML, XSLT, and HTML) in a cross-browser environment.
• Design APIs and data models to work within micro-service and event-driven architectures 
• Evolve and improve existing backend systems to meet product iteration velocity while maintaining the highest-quality standards 
• Manage multiple development projects by determining project scope, documenting requirements, and managing deliverables while adhering to project deadlines 
• Participate in code and design reviews to identify bugs and maintain our high development standards 
• Collaborate closely with other software engineers, product managers, and designers 
• Programming user interfaces to support functionality of websites, applications and backend management and reporting systems. 
• Developing SQL queries and stored procedures, API’s to manage data and support data extraction, data analysis, and reporting. 
• Providing technical support and maintenance to production web sites and web applications. 
• Working with both subject matter experts and IT staff to define and document system requirements 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related degree and 4-12 years' experience (preferably in a medical, research or scientific environment)
• Production experience manipulating large amounts of data
• Production experience working in a distributed computing environment 
• Experience with open-source projects and cloud technologies 
• Fluency in scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python 
• Knowledge of the software development life-cycle. 
• Ability to develop unit testing of code components or complete applications. 
• Strong understanding of software engineering. 
• Experience working on a variety of software development projects. 
• Deep programming language knowledge. 
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust security clearance 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess a strong working knowledge of web design and programming using application development tools and languages such as .NET or JAVA, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and related technologies. 
• Experience with database design, data modeling, queries and stored procedures.