Sr. Software Engineer
bioMérieux · Hazelwood, MO · 2 wk ago
Information Technology$82k–$115k/yrFull-time
About the role
The Senior Software Engineer plays a crucial role in the R&D organization, contributing to the creation of innovative in vitro diagnostic solutions. They are responsible for designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native software solutions using modern practices like microservices architecture, CI/CD, and IaC.
Responsibilities
- Contributes to the design and implementation of multi-tier, distributed, and event-driven systems using cloud-native services and modern design patterns.
- Implements infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions using AWS CloudFormation, containerized applications (Docker/Kubernetes), and automated deployment workflows.
- Designs and develops microservices-based applications leveraging AWS/ECS/EKS for scalability, security, and resilience.
- Designs and develops data pipelines using AWS Lambda, Glue, and other AWS services, adhering to operational standards for availability, performance, and disaster recovery.
- Designs and develops RESTful APIs and integrates them with internal and external systems.
- Designs and implements data storage solutions, including data lakes and warehouses enabling analytic and operational workloads.
- Applies data governance practices such as data quality, lineage, and security within the systems and pipelines developed.
- Implements integration strategies, APIs, and real-time/stream data solutions to ensure reliable and scalable data flows.
- Contributes to technical design discussions and ensures solutions align with system engineering and architectural guidance.
- Produces and maintains high-quality system designs, technical documentation, and implementation specifications.
- Participates in design reviews, code reviews, and pair programming sessions to share knowledge and promote modern development practices.
- Evaluates new technologies, tools, and frameworks, providing recommendations that support technical excellence and business needs.
- Works closely with multidisciplinary teams to translate business requirements into technical designs and implementation plans.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to integrate and optimize processes across teams.
- Participates in proof-of-concept efforts by developing prototypes that validate design assumptions and accelerate solution delivery.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Biology, Microbiology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical or scientific field.
- 7+ years of full stack development experience, including Java and modern web development frameworks such as Angular Suite.
- Experience with AWS EC2, S3, Lambda Functions, ECS, EKS, RDS.
- Proven experience with AWS integration/production systems using multiple managed services.
- Solid grasp of security, compliance, and privacy fundamentals (least privilege, key management, network segmentation).
- Experience developing and maintaining APIs or serverless patterns.
- Influence and Code – Terraform (preferred) or AWS CDK/CloudFormation.
- Implementation strategies for data integration.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated architectural design patterns and automated quality gates to improve code health, reduce defects, and accelerate development.
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.), advanced SQL.