Software Development Engineer III

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

 

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

 

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

 

With minimal supervision, the Software Development Engineer III role is to provide custom software solutions where no optimal solutions exist to support the mission of Fred Hutch. In this role, you will work in a small team of software engineers, collaborating with product owners, designers, and others. The team is responsible for developing, extending, and maintaining applications to support research administration needs and improve clinical lab processes. The Software Development Engineer III will join a larger, talented team of software engineers within the Solutions, Engineering and Architecture team (SEA), a part of Fred Hutch IT.

 

At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, all employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to our values of collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity, and respect.

PRIMARY/ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Collaboration: Work in an Agile environment alongside software engineers, product owners, designers, business analysts, and customers. Translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Scrum Ceremonies: Participate in daily stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint planning, and refinement/design sessions.
• System Design and Deployment: Design, develop, deploy, and maintain secure, efficient, and scalable distributed systems, ETLs, and components.
• DevOps: Configure containerized build and deployment pipelines for testing and production environments, both on-premises and in the cloud.
• Code Quality: Ensure code quality through code reviews, unit tests, and integration tests. Continuously improve the testability and stability of applications.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership in developing new applications and maintaining legacy solutions by promoting best practices and standards. Emphasize building maintainable and secure software. Coach/mentor junior developers.
• Communication: Design and deliver formal and informal presentations on a variety of technical topics. Create and maintain documentation.
• Support: Provide Tier 2 Support of software (limited after hours may be required)
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering or related field desired or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum of 6 years professional software development experience
• Expertise with modern programming paradigms in a language such as Java, C#, Python or JavaScript. Preferably .NET
• Understanding of containerization using Docker
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitLab.
• Relational database design and development, preferably SQL Server with ORM experience
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies. Ability to write test plans that include both manual and automated testing.
• Proven track record of delivering on multiple complex projects through all stages of the development lifecycle; design through deployment and ongoing support
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in a software engineering environment driving operational excellence and best practices.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• UI development experience using JavaScript, preferably knowledge of TypeScript
• Experience maintaining and modernizing legacy applications
• Experience writing and integrating with APIs
• Linux and AWS experience
• Experience in a healthcare or medical research environment and experience applying best practices to protect PHI/PII

 

A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.

 

This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely.

 

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The annual base salary range for this position is from $109,637 to $173,264, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.  

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months). 

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We are committed to cultivating a workplace in which diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We are an Affirmative Action employer. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds to apply and desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at hrops@fredhutch.org or by calling 206-667-4700.