Senior Back End Software Engineer, Invitae
$154.8-190.3k
5+ days a week in office
Expert genetic insights
Job no longer available
Expert genetic insights
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$154.8-190.3k
5+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine to improve healthcare for billions of people.
Role
Who you are
- At least 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
- Proficiency in at least one more modern programming language, and the ability to understand more than one. We currently use Python and Kotlin
- Deep technical knowledge around web application architectures, protocols, APIs (REST, RPC, etc), messaging patterns (events/queues)
- Proven ability to design and deliver complex and maintainable software systems and features
- Ability to communicate how engineering system design relates to company outcomes
- Experience balancing operations, maintenance, and new projects in a pragmatic way
- Proven experience working with highly available distributed systems and services
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills especially across distributed teams
What the job involves
- Design and implement software components, systems, and features for major in-flight initiatives
- Work with product and design teams to ensure user-centric development
- Handle individual project priorities, deadlines, and work aligned with the the team’s roadmap
- Participate in on-call rotations
- Understand user requirements and translate those into reliable and scalable system designs
- Help level up the team through mentorship and training on design techniques and coding standards
- Raise the technical bar for how we develop complex, scalable, and reliable systems
- Build clarity out of ambiguous and complex problems
- Advocate for engineering excellence and communicate the benefits of standard methodologies to the team
- Review code, troubleshoot production issues, and identify corrective actions to prevent them from recurring
- Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives that help improve operational efficiency and reduce outages
Our take
Invitae is a medical genetics company that is focused on bringing comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine, to improve healthcare for all people at any stage of their life. Its platform is made for providers and patients, with the ability to customize genetic tests in just a few clicks, and flexible pricing that ensures the service is widely accessible.
Despite being lauded for its low selling prices and high testing volume - which makes clinical-grade genetic testing available to the masses - Invitae has received criticism for the way it has been managed. This resulted in a strategic restructuring of the company in 2022, which deprioritised the company's focus on growth, so it could focus on becoming a more sustainable business. In 2024, it listed itself as bankrupt and through a sale, was purchased by Labcorp.
Despite this tumult, Invitae's new home at Labcorp means the company can still extend its platform. Further development of Invitae will be fueled by a range of investments in the form of convertible debt due in 2028 and share exchanges.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-35% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2014
$120m
SERIES F
Dec 2013
$40m
SERIES E
Total funding: $195.5m
Company benefits
- Equity Options
- Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, and vision
- Generous vacation days ("take all the time you need; don't let your team down") and an excellent family leave policy
- Flexible working hours and opportunities to work from home
Company HQ
Design District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Kenneth Knight
(CEO, not founder)Previously worked at Amazon as Vice President, leading Middle Mile operations. Initially served as COO at Invitae, becoming CEO in 2022.
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