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As of Jul 18, 2026, the average yearly pay for full time bioinformatics software engineer in the United States is $131,053.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $96,000.00 and $157,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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AspectFull Time Bioinformatics Software EngineerBioinformatics Data Analyst
Required CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or related field; programming skillsBachelor's or Master's in Bioinformatics, Biology, or related field; data analysis skills
Work EnvironmentDevelops software tools, algorithms, and pipelines in research or industry labsAnalyzes biological data, generates reports, and visualizations in research or healthcare settings
Employer & Industry UsageTech companies, biotech firms, research institutionsHealthcare providers, research labs, pharmaceutical companies

Full Time Bioinformatics Software Engineers focus on developing software solutions and algorithms, while Bioinformatics Data Analysts primarily interpret biological data and generate insights. Both roles require strong computational skills but differ in their core responsibilities and daily tasks.

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Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Artech Information System LLC

South San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Posted 28 days ago

Job description

Company Description

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.

Job Description

Job Title: Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Location: South San Francisco, CA

Duration: 11+ Months
Position Type: Contract

Duties:

  • We have a full-time temporary contractor opening (11 months) for an experienced software engineer in the Ion AmpliSeq Designer team.
  • The individual will focus on developing a brand new API web-service to enable third-party integrations with the AmpliSeq Designer software.
  • The individual will design and implement the core service and related authentication aspects, notifications, versioning, as well as work on deployment & scaling in a cloud-hosted environment.
  • The successful candidate will be part of an innovative multi-disciplinary team developing applications for Ion Torrent DNA sequencing.
  • As part of this team, they will be expected to work in a fast paced, complex setting to hard deliverables in a collaborative environment.
  • Critical thinking, determination to succeed, the willingness and courage to push the boundaries on the possible and the drive to deliver are key attributes.

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Design, develop, and test API web-services to enable third party integrations of AmpliSeq Designer functionality.
  • Integrate such API with existing backend data analysis pipelines and databases.
  • Document and maintain API specifications, coordinate with clients of the API.
  • Handle authentication, status notifications, versioning and related aspects.
  • Develop automation tools and scripts to aid testing of the API using real and mock data.
  • Collaborate with a team of software developers and bioinformatics scientists to deliver software features in release cycles (in an agile development process).

Requirements:

  • Experience with multiple complete product development life cycles from concept to development and product testing and final release.
  • Excellent communication and organization skills.
  • Proven expertise with Java and web-service frameworks like Play, DropWizard, etc.
  • Experience with designing APIs, building REST-ful webservices, working with SQL databases.
  • Proven expertise with Perl, Python, or UNIX scripting.
  • Bioinformatics background knowledge (genomics, molecular biology) and skills (NGS, assay design, tools, file-formats etc.) are a strong plus.
  • Prefer experience with cloud computing, AWS, docker, scaling.
Additional Information

Vishnu Kumar

Technical Recruiter 

Artech Information Systems LLC 

360 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Suite 2000 | Morristown, NJ 07960 

Office: +1.973.967.3585 | Fax: 973.998.2599

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About Artech

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Artech is a leading IT staffing and consulting company based in Morristown, NJ, US. Since its foundation in 1992, Artech has mastered in complementing human expertise with technology and business acumen to produce world-class staffing solutions. The company caters to diverse industry sectors, including financial services, healthcare, telecommunication, energy and utilities, supply chain, and retail. It provides IT consulting, project management, professional and staff augmentation, and managed staffing services. Artech's mission is to provide exceptional IT staffing services to its clients by comprehending their business needs and then crafting a customized staffing strategy. Its notable achievement includes being recognized as one of the largest IT staffing companies in the U.S, according to Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).

Industry

Recruiting and staffing services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Morristown, NJ, US

Year founded

1992

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