Staff Platform Engineer

Staff Platform Engineer ( Hybride in South San Francisco) 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• System Architecture & Design: Develop and maintain the architecture of complex systems, ensuring they are scalable, robust, and meet business requirements.
• Systems Integration: Design and implement integrations between various systems and platforms, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability.
• API Design & Development: Create and maintain RESTful APIs, ensuring they are well-documented, secure, and performant.
• Big Data Systems: Work with big data technologies such as Amazon EMR to process and analyze large datasets, ensuring data is readily available for analytics and decision-making.
• Code Development & Review: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Java and Python. Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and quality standards.
• Collaboration & Leadership: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data scientists, and other engineers, to deliver high-quality solutions. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor and optimize system performance, identifying and addressing bottlenecks and performance issues.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure that all systems and integrations adhere to security best practices and comply with relevant regulations and standards.

Qualifications:

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on platform engineering, system architecture, and systems integration.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficient in Java and Python.
• Extensive experience with system architecture and design.

About Twist Bioscience

Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.

At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.

Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.