Software Development Engineer

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

Develops and enhances cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) web-based clinical trials applications under the guidance of senior staff. 

Responsibilities

• Develops and enhances cloud-based, SaaS web-based clinical trials applications

• Collaborate with product, engineering and software quality assurance (SQA) team members for integration, design, and verification in an agile environment

• Adheres to industry 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

• Completes technical documentation related to development and enhancement tasks

• Assists with refactoring/reworking of major modules as directed by senior staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• 2 or more years of related professional experience

• Experience with ReactJS and JavaScript

• Experience with Single Page Applications (SPA)

• Experience with GraphQL clients like Apollo

• Experience with authentication and data caching

• Experience in web platform development tools like Node.js, Express, AWS Amplify, AWS Lambda, AppSync, and GraphQL

• Experience with API security

• Experience with DynamoDB, Amazon Aurora, or other relational database management system

• Experience with source code repositories like AWS CodeCommit, Git/GitHub, or SVN

• Any of the following additional technical skills would be a plus, but none are required:

  • 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)

  • Experience working in an agile team

• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams to establish best design and user flows for applications

• Strong multitasking, problem solving, and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.

• Satisfactory background check required

• Any suitable combination of education, training or experience is acceptable