Req #: 225464 Department: DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY Job Location: Seattle Campus Posting Date: 08/08/2023 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $6,843 - $11,120 per month Other Compensation: Shift: First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here.
This posting will be used to fill 2 openings.
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has 2 outstanding openings for Software Engineer.
Design and implement software, databases, and cloud infrastructure for the state-of-the-art clinical laboratory at UW Medicine in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. Your work will support clinical operations and the custom applications and interfaces needed for our high-volume laboratory.
This position will work closely with faculty members and staff and collaborate with other software engineers as needed to achieve goals.
We are looking for candidates with strong Python programming skills, expertise developing web and database applications in a Linux environment, experience with a modern Javascript stack (e.g. React), and an eye for clean, user-centered interface design. This position provides the opportunity to work in a challenging but rewarding environment in which your projects will directly impact the quality of care we provide to patients. As an employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs as well as educational opportunities at the University of Washington.
The applicant is expected to be familiar with: modern software development and cloud-based infrastructure; software development best practices, including version control software, authorship, and maintenance of documentation; and coordinating activities with other software developers as well as non-programming staff. This person will be expected to
gather requirements, identify and implement technical solutions, and provide ongoing operational support.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
50%: Software engineering
- Full-stack web development including API design, front end design, deployment and database development.
- Integration with existing applications, including the laboratory information system(s), as necessary.
- Development of new backend services to support physical laboratory workflows (we are utilizing Temporal.io workflows).
20%: Infrastructure/cloud engineering
- Assist in building and expanding our AWS application data infrastructure using CloudFormation and other code-as- infrastructure deployment technology.
- Deploy new resources (e.g., databases, servers, cloud-specific resources) to support application development and integration efforts.
30%: Team/Laboratory Immersion
– Work with data science, analytics and interface/integration teams to understand current and future requirements for laboratory testing, result distribution and order interfaces. - Understand broad scope of application development, current state of local infrastructure, and limitations present throughout the Department's laboratories. - Build process diagrams with intent of identifying streamlined solutions and workflows that support improved quality, efficiency and throughput.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, or related discipline AND 4 years of related work experience
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
DESIRED:
•Experience designing laboratory information systems or other order management/fulfillment and tracking systems.
•Knowledge of HIPAA security principles and/or CAP/CLIA compliance requirements.
•Experience with designing and implementing front-end testing principles.
•Experience with hybrid local-cloud computing environments and services.
•Experience in development of or contribution to open source projects.
•Laboratory or clinical diagnostics experience
Application Process:
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