Senior Software Engineer - API Integrations

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Senior Software Engineer - API Integrations

Twist Bioscience is a fast-growing startup developing a disruptive synthetic DNA technology that is changing the world by enabling widespread healthcare and sustainability. Synthetic biologists use our products to engineer organisms that produce medicine, create everyday chemicals using the atmosphere as a carbon source, breed plants that make their own fertilizers and develop in-vivo diagnostics that alert us when we are sick. And we’re just getting started.

We are looking for an experienced senior software engineer to work on the design,
development, implementation, and support of customer-facing APIs.

What You’ll Be Doing:
● Develop and enhance new and existing solutions for our integration API
● Collaborate with customers and partners on B2B integrations
● Participate in requirements gathering, technical specification, design, and development
of software for customer-facing applications
● Promote software engineering best practices

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

● Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
● Minimun of 5+ years of experience delivering commercial cloud-based software applications
● Self-starter with a strong work ethic and desire to write clean maintainable code 
● Experience as a technical lead throughout the full software development lifecycle
● Expertise in Python, Node.js, and Django
● Solid experience with PostgreSQL and NoSQL● Experience in cloud-based development using AWS including Lambda applications
● Experience with Message Queuing frameworks such as RabbitMQ and Kafka
● Experience working with geographically dispersed software development teams
● Solid knowledge of modern software technologies and practices including microservices,
CI/CD, and container-based technologies
● Expert knowledge of REST API development
● Ability to work in a fast paced, agile development environment
● Have familiarity with MES or LIMS systems
● Working knowledge of Git and familiarity with the Github workflow
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills