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Job Description

About ONI

At ONI we empower scientists and clinicians to understand life and disease at the molecular level. We democratise microscopy at 10 nm resolution where individual molecules in single cells become visible. To be useful, technology must be easy to use, so we automate every step of the workflow through microfluidics, AI and data analysis on the cloud. We are proud of our products enabling our customers to detect viruses, invent drugs, and fight cancer. Since spinning out from the University of Oxford in 2016, ONI’s mission has attracted a passionate and diverse team from over 30 countries.

About the role

ONI is looking for back-end software engineers and developers to join our fast moving software team. We use Go and Python to manage complex datasets and schedule dynamic tasks, orchestrated by Kubernetes and interfacing with the front-end over REST and gRPC.

You will be developing reliable and scalable APIs to serve our data-rich microscopy platform, helping scientists in all corners of the world access cutting-edge research. You will be responsible for managing the storage of and access to high volumes of microscopy data with a strong focus on security and scalability; and for developing our Cloud computation system, working closely with other teams to ensure scientists can intuitively understand the results of their experiments.

Required qualifications and experience

• BSc degree or equivalent experience in computer science or other relevant field
• Experience with back-end web application development, preferably in Python (Django) and Go
• Solid understanding of key web standards and patterns, including HTTP, gRPC, REST, web authentication, and WebSockets
• Demonstrable initiative, ability to work within multidisciplinary teams, and a reflective approach to self-development
• Experience developing for cloud environments, preferably Kubernetes and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Desirable skills and experience

• An understanding of the processes and artefacts of academic and/or biomedical research and publication
• Experience working with open-source technologies such as NGINX, ElasticSearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ
• Familiarity with user authentication including encryption, certificates, key management and RBAC
• Experience with DevOps best practices such as GitHub, CircleCI, CodeCov, and JIRA

Remuneration and Benefits

Competitive salary, proportionate to experience.

Benefits (including but not limited to):

• Pension
• Private health care
• Life insurance
• Nursery on-site, exclusive to ONI employees
• Gym on-site, exclusive to ONI employees
• Free lunch, snacks and drinks

Diversity of applicants is strongly encouraged.