Senior Software Engineer - Element Science
San Francisco, CA
About the Job
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
THE COMPANY:
Element Science, Inc. is a medical device and digital health company focused on developing solutions at the intersection of clinical-grade wearables, machine learning algorithms, and lifesaving therapies in order to address leading causes of death and hospitalization in patients with heart disease, primarily as they transition from the hospital-to-home. By putting the needs of patients and physicians first, our personalized digital devices, which are designed for function, comfort, and ease-of-use, aim to redefine the paradigm of care for these patients. Our first product, a wearable patch defibrillator, is initially targeted at treating the more than 500,000 patients in the US with an elevated temporary risk of potentially experiencing a lethal heart rhythm. Based in San Francisco and Redwood City, California, our funders include Third Rock Ventures, Google Ventures, Deerfield Healthcare, Qiming Venture Partners USA, Cormorant Asset Management, and Invus Opportunities.
SUMMARY OF ROLE:
Element Science is building a world class software engineering team responsible for a software ecosystem comprising of mobile, web and desktop applications, Cloud and Web services that receive, process, store and visualize information coming from our devices. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to support and extend the existing software ecosystem and develop additional software applications and services for future products. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of building mobile and web applications, and Cloud and Web services in digital health, health IT or IOT spaces.
This position is a hybrid role based in our San Francisco, CA office.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design, develop, and test secure, available, scalable, and reliable Cloud services using Web API (for example) that accommodate different clients such as mobile and web applications.
- Design, develop and test Cloud device data platform to support engineering with device performance analyses and improvements.
- Ensure that applications, services, and components are designed and implemented based on architecture and detailed design in alignment with Software Architect.
- Comply with quality and best practices as required by software development process, such as cybersecurity controls, CI/CD, code reviews, and automated unit tests.
- Deliver software design documentation (requirements, design, test) as required by software development process.
- Lead small to medium sized software projects involving cross-functional teams.
- Engage with software and cross functional teams in design and technical reviews.
- Engage in continuous improvements discussions for software development.
- Understand compliance standards required by medical device regulated environment.
- Support mobile application development using cross-platform framework as needed.
- Support DevOps with pipelines and deployment of Cloud services and Web applications as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent.
- 5+ years relevant experience in software development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with development in Python, JavaScript, Java and/or C#.
- Knowledge of service-oriented architecture, object-oriented design, and REST.
- Experience with Cloud development environment such as AWS, Azure, and Google.
- Preferred experience with AWS development, including API Gateway, EKS, Kubernetes, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling, Athena, RDS and S3.
- Knowledge of database concepts and techniques.
- Preferred experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as Postgres and MongoDB.
- Preferred experience with Cloud data platform development.
- Experience with using CI/CD tools such as Bitbucket and Jenkins.
- Experience with using unit test frameworks such as unittest, Jest, JUnit or NUnit.
- Experience with Agile development with Scrum and usage of Jira and Confluence.
- Preferred experience with mobile application development for iOS and Android using native tools or cross-platform frameworks such as Flutter.
- Preferred experience with AWS infrastructure deployment, including pipelines and automation using Terraform or similar tools.
- Preferred experience leading small to medium sized software projects.
- Preferred familiarity with medical devices or other regulated environments.
BENEFITS:
Element Science offers a very competitive salary and benefits package including, but not limited to:
- Stock Options
- 90% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid Basic Life Insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan (Traditional and Roth)
- Competitive Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts)
- HSA (Health Savings Account)
- Employee Assistance Program through PEO
The salary for this exempt-level position will be based on experience and qualifications within an established pay range.
- Pay range: $165,000 - $180,000 + Annual Bonus
Element Science is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
At this time, we are unable to offer relocation assistance at Element Science.