Senior Software Engineer, Developer Tools

Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?

Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.

We are looking for Engineers who are passionate about changing the status quo and bringing health care into the 21st century. As an Engineer within the Technology division, you will play a critical role in fulfilling the mission of Tempus by providing secure and high-quality insights for our clients, patients, and partners. Patient care, data quality, and innovative science are foundational principles that require creativity and pragmatism. 

The Tempus Engineering Operations group is a data-driven engineering discipline focused on optimizing the engineering process so that Tempus can deliver the right experience to our physicians and drive positive outcomes for our patients, faster. We collaborate with Engineering, Product, Quality Solutions, Compliance, and DevOps in order to mature our systems and culture. Join us in our mission to help build the right things for our patients.

What You Will Do:

• Be a thought leader and key contributor within the Developer Tools Team
• Relentlessly partner with teams company-wide to identify pain points in their development processes
• Independently design and implement thoughtful features and tools to improve software engineering productivity and code quality
• Mentor junior peers and contribute to the success of teammates via code reviews, to ensure adherence to industry best practices
• Regularly provide support to internal customers and create/deliver training sessions. Author clear and concise documentation to reduce support costs 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s, or higher degree, in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Data Science
• 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
• 4+ years of command-line experience in macOS or Linux
• 2+ years of coding experience in Python or Go
• 1+ year of experience with Postgres or MySQL
• Coding experience in TypeScript
• Hands on experience with Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Bonus Points for:

• Deep knowledge of test automation, CI/CD, DevOps, QA, or Scrum
• Prior experience building developer tools
• Coding experience in Rust
• GCP certification(s)
• Node.js
• React.js
• Terraform
• Prior exposure to Concourse, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, or Sentry.IO
• Knowledge of HIPAA, HITRUST, or ISO