Software Engineering Lead

Overview
Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all.

Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.

We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients' lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We're looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us

Primary Purpose
Designs, develops, and enhances cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) web-based clinical trials applications.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and enhances cloud-based, SaaS web-based clinical trials applications.
• Collaborates with product, engineering, and software quality assurance (SQA) team members for integration, design, and verification in an agile environment.
• Adheres to best practices and Emmes quality standards for code security, optimization, and reusability.
• Uses established frameworks for a seamless user experience across platforms.
• Performs unit testing, debugging, and troubleshooting as needed to ensure quality of work.
• Performs code reviews, assesses regression impact for design changes, and completes technical documentation.
• Identifies opportunities for refactoring/reworking major modules and sees implementation through to deployment.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level developers, promoting a collaborative and learning-driven environment.
• Conduct regular code reviews, provide feedback, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Encourage the team to experiment with new technologies, techniques, and methodologies.

Qualifications

• B.E/MTech/MCA degree in a computer related field.
• 6 or more years of related professional experience.
• Min 4 years of experience in ReactJS and JavaScript/Typescript
• Min 4 years of experience in web platform development tools like , Express, AWS Amplify, AWS Lambda, AppSync, and GraphQL
• Min 4 years of experience in working with any relational or No SQL database.
• Min 2 years of experience in leading a team of engineers
• Expertise in developing Single Page Applications (SPA)
• Expertise with authentication and data caching.
• Expertise in API security.
• Expertise with DynamoDB, Amazon Aurora, or other relational database management system
• Experience with source code repositories like AWS CodeCommit, Git/GitHub, or SVN
• Experience working in an agile team.
• Experience in managing and delegating tasks to fellow team members
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams to establish best design and user flows for applications.
• Strong multitasking, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to work independently and in a team environment.

• Any of the following additional technical skills would be a plus:

• Expertise with GraphQL clients like Apollo

• Experience with Material Design
• Experience with Material-UI or other front-end libraries
• Experience with responsive UI for different form-factors
• Experience with modern IDEs like VSCode, integrated plugins for version control, and code prettify (ESLint)
• Experience with testing frameworks such as React Testing
• Experience with ECS/Docker
• Experience with distributed/event-driven systems (like Kafka or Kinesis)

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