Data Platform Engineer
Company: MicroByre
Location: Berkeley
Posted on: May 9, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description Are you looking for a new challenge? We---re
building a data platform to help our scientists use robots and
machine learning to grow bacteria. The MicroByre team brings new
bacteria into the stable. The vast majority of microbes on the
planet are not currently considered cultivable let alone
genetically modifiable. MicroByre domesticates and then genetically
engineers otherwise inaccessible and under-appreciated bacteria.
Newly cooperative bacteria will help us replace ancient biomass
(petrochemicals) with renewable biomass (lawn clippings)
efficiently and economically. We need your expert help. Your
teammates are world class chemists, molecular biologists, synthetic
biologists, and microbiologists using robots to grow bacteria. We
need more than simple tabular data and parameterizations to bring
underleveraged bacteria to industrial applications. You will show
them a new way as part of a team developing a new data platform
with interfaces for programming automations, data analysis, and
visualizations while hiding the complexities of data collection,
annotation, task orchestration, and robot control. Prior experience
with genomic data and sequencing technology is not required. If you
are game to learn some basics of a squishy biological domain, we
are looking forward to working with you. As we meet more and more
bacteria and iterate through processes, the scientists will have
more questions, need more tools and robots, and you will build up
the infrastructure to incorporate new data sources and generate
improved insights. No one appreciates a data engineer more than a
scientist who doesn---t have to use Excel anymore Key
Responsibilities: Develop a core data platform for deployment on
Kubernetes for storing experiment parameters, results, and genomic
annotations. Develop APIs for data, specialized robotics hardware,
and embedded systems that are oriented toward task orchestration
Develop and deploy a task and workflow orchestration platform for
deployment on Kubernetes for experimentation and data gathering
tasks. Convert existing prototypes into robust solutions that scale
for automated data acquisition Collaborate on designing web-based
interfaces for internal users to interact with data and
experimentation. Collaborate with laboratory scientists and data
scientists to ensure data relevance, experimental compliance,
software support, and mutual understanding Required qualifications:
B.S. or higher in computer science, applied mathematics, or related
field 5 years experience in software engineering with some focus on
data platforms in support of data science activities. Experience
programming in a Linux deployment environment Fluency in Python
development, algorithms, and web app development Experience
adhering to best practices for software generation and maintenance
(e.g., testing, documentation, version control, build processes,
deployment automation, etc.) A willingness to learn the basics of
genetics, microbiology, and chemistry An understanding and
experience with containerization for deployment Kubernetes
experience desired but not required Bonus qualifications, skills,
or experience: Experience processing scientific data JavaScript and
user interface development experience Data visualization Jupyter
notebooks Kuberenetes usage or cluster management Automation of
hardware or robotics AWS, GCP, or various other cloud services
Graph databases Redis About us MicroByre is a biotech startup
located in the Berkeley/Oakland Bay Area. We recently closed a
round of funding and are growing fast We offer a flexible working
environment with a competitive salary and the opportunity to work
remotely for a portion of the work week. We offer competitive
benefits: Three weeks paid vacation each year Every federal holiday
is a paid holiday Medical, dental, and vision insurance Life
insurance and disability coverage 401(k) program with 3% employer
match Equity We offer a professional and intellectually stimulating
work environment with plenty of opportunities to train up. We take
a lesson from the diversity evident from the study of ecology: it
takes a lot of different kinds of skills working together with
mutual respect to make a dent in the world. We are committed to a
maintaining a work environment free of harassment and
discrimination. All recruitment, salary, and promotion decisions
are based on business need, qualification, and job requirements
with no regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
family or parental status, veteran or disability status, religion
or belief, or age. MicroByre is not sponsoring work visas or
reimbursing relocation expenses for this position. Powered by
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