Hybrid Senior C++ Developer

at Saphetor

• Job title: Senior C++ Developer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, GRPC, Redis
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Athens, Greece

About the role

• Senior C++ Developer developing core applications and libraries for gene data import and analysis. Join VarSome, the leading website for professional human genetics, optimizing and architecting our platform.

Responsibilities

• Develop our core C++ applications and library for importing and analyzing genetic data.
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code, including unit & regression tests.
• Take complete ownership of projects (ranging from a few days to a month) to deliver a working end-to-end implementation, including unit tests & testing.
• Optimize & architect our platform for maximum speed, high availability and scalability.
• Maintain & improve our internal high-performance clinical annotation tools and the custom databases built, optimized for genetics.
• Contribute to the documentation of software architecture, design and implementation details.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of commercial C++ development experience, using templates, STL containers, smart pointers, memory management and multithreading.
• Preferably worked with C++ 17 or later version.
• BSc and/or MSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases, optimizing queries and table schemas for optimal performance.
• Good experience with distributed cloud-based computing and big-data systems.
• Experience working with in-memory databases (Redis) and gRPC services is considered a plus.
• Very good knowledge of statistics, genetics, biology or machine learning techniques is considered a plus.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced development environment, actively taking in code reviews, scrums, technical discussions etc.
• Very good understanding of fundamental application design principles and object-oriented design, in order to build & maintain a large high-quality code base.
• Excellent written & oral communication skills in English.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package combined with additional benefits.
• Remote work if you are based outside Athens.
• Hybrid 1 day per week at the office if you are based in Athens.
• Endless learning opportunities, while transferring new technologies from academics to clinical practice all over the world.