RareCyte, Inc.
RareCyte, Inc.
RareCyte, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on precision biology, spatial biology, and liquid biopsy applications. Its imaging platforms, including the Orion Spatial Imager and CyteFinder instruments, support high-throughput cellular analysis with an emphasis on accuracy and reproducibility. RareCyte also provides laboratory services that help researchers and clinical teams study cancer diagnostics, treatment response, and therapy monitoring.

Senior Software Engineer — RareCyte (Hybrid, Washington)

Develop web platforms for RareCyte’s spatial biology and liquid biopsy technologies, including instrument control, image processing, and microscopy-image visualization.

Description

  • Develop sophisticated client-side applications for real-time instrument control, high-performance image viewing, asynchronous processing, and data management.
  • Take ownership of features from initial design through deployment.
  • Partner with scientists, engineers, and product stakeholders to define evolving or incomplete requirements.
  • Adjust technical implementations as product requirements change.
  • Share technical knowledge and practices with teammates.
  • Contribute to evaluating technologies that keep the stack current.
  • Develop a web platform for running scans and managing and analyzing the resulting image data.
  • Work across Django services, distributed image-processing systems, and a high-performance browser viewer for large microscopy images.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline.
  • Five to eight years of experience developing production software.
  • Solid software engineering foundations, including testing, code review, and maintainable system design.
  • Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex systems issues.
  • Experience building Python web services and APIs; Django and Django REST Framework experience is strongly preferred.
  • Experience with modern JavaScript and TypeScript; Vue.js experience is preferred.
  • Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
  • Ability to make sound decisions with incomplete information and change direction as requirements evolve.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively on a cross-functional team.
  • Preferred: Experience with WebSockets, Celery or other task-queue systems, and Redis.
  • Preferred: Experience handling scientific or image data in Python, including NumPy, SciPy, OpenCV, TIFF, or OME-TIFF.
  • Preferred: Experience with browser graphics or large-image visualization technologies such as WebGL, OpenSeadragon, or Web Workers.
  • Preferred: Interest in and experience with front-end design, particularly for scientific applications.

Benefits

  • Some roles may be eligible for additional compensation, including bonuses, commissions, stock options, and travel allowances.
  • Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support are available.
  • A workplace vaccination accommodation process may be available for qualifying medical conditions, disabilities, or sincerely held religious beliefs.

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