Senior Software Engineer II, Developer Experience (Remote)

This position is open to remote within the US or onsite at our headquarters in South San Francisco.

Why join Freenome?

Freenome is a high-growth biotech company developing tests to detect cancer using a standard blood draw. To do this, Freenome uses a multiomics platform that combines tumor and non-tumor signals with machine learning to find cancer in its earliest, most-treatable stages. 

Cancer is relentless.This is why Freenome is building the clinical, economic, and operational evidence to drive cancer screening and save lives. Our first screening test is for colorectal cancer (CRC) and advanced adenomas, and it’s just the beginning. 

Founded in 2014, Freenome has ~500 employees and more than $1.1B in funding from key investors, such as the American Cancer Society, Andreessen Horowitz, Anthem Blue Cross, Bain Capital, Colorectal Cancer Alliance, DCVC, Fidelity, Google Ventures, Kaiser Permanente, Novartis, Perceptive Advisors, RA Capital, Roche, Sands Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Verily.  

At Freenome, we aim to impact patients by empowering everyone to prevent, detect, and treat their disease. This, together with our high-performing culture of respect and cross-collaboration, is what motivates us to make every day count. 

Become a Freenomer

Do you have what it takes to be a Freenomer? A “Freenomer” is a determined, mission-driven, results-oriented employee fueled by the opportunity to change the landscape of cancer and make a positive impact on patients’ lives. Freenomers bring their diverse experience, expertise, and personal perspective to solve problems and push to achieve what’s possible, one breakthrough at a time.

About this opportunity:

At Freenome, we are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to help grow the Freenome Developer Experience team. The ideal candidate has several years experience on a developer experience team and has a passion for implementing tools, frameworks and best practices to maximize developer productivity. You will have a significant impact on the continued growth of a high profile technology organization that is changing the landscape on early cancer detection.

The role reports to the Senior Manager of Infrastructure.

What you’ll do:

• Own our developer experience by working with engineering teams to identify and resolve areas of developer friction
• Drive adoption of best practices in code health, test automation, and maintainability
• Define and support local and cloud-based development environments
• Improve the reliability of Continuous Deployment 
• Develop monitoring for development systems and tooling
• Develop reusable tools, frameworks, processes, and automation around build/deploy/test workflows that help engineers set up, implement, and deploy their services as quickly and easily as possible
• Codify software development life cycle practices (build, deploy, test, refactor, release with no downtime) that enable high-quality releases 
• Build integrations with engineering systems such as GitLab and Jira

Must haves: 

• Passion and a genuine interest in the field of Developer Experience
• 3+ years of Python programming experience
• 3+ years of experience in the field of systems engineering, DevOps, or Developer Experience
• B.S. or M.S. in computer science or a related technical field, or comparable experience
• Strong writing skills
• A systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive

Nice to Haves:

• Systems programming languages such as Go, Rust, or modern C++
• Experience in analyzing and troubleshooting distributed systems
• Kubernetes, including tools such as Helm or Flux
• Docker and Linux containers
• Google Cloud Platform experience
• Experience with software in a regulated environment
• Genomics or bioinformatics background

Benefits and additional information:

The US target range of our base salary for new hires is $157,000 - $240,000. You will also be eligible to receive pre-IPO equity, cash bonuses, and a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits depending on the position offered. Please note that individual total compensation for this position will be determined at the Company’s sole discretion and may vary based on several factors, including but not limited to, location, skill level, years and depth of relevant experience, and education. We invite you to check out our career page @ https://careers.freenome.com/ for additional company information.  

Freenome is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, and we value diversity. Freenome does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.  

• Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

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