Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2018)

Department of Genetics University of Cambridge | Cambridge, UK | Research Software Engineer (Fixed Term)| Full-time | Visa | Onsite | http://intermine.org/ + http://www.stormtherapeutics.com/

This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented software engineer to work on an innovative collaboration in the form of an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), between University of Cambridge and STORM Therapeutics. The key objective of this role is to develop an analysis platform using the data warehouse InterMine to help STORM advance their cancer research. The KTP program aims to develop future business leaders and thus offers excellent training (dedicated annual budget), supervision and mentoring.

Required skills and experience:

Degree in computer science, bioinformatics or a related discipline, or equivalent experience; Familiarity with managed languages (such as Java) and/or dynamic scripting languages (such as Python, Perl); Experience with databases, ideally PostgreSQL; Experience or interest in web front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript); Ability to work on Linux systems and use the command line; Exceptional communication, problem-solving and critical thinking skills; Ability to work and communicate effectively as part of a diverse multi-disciplinary team of programmers, biologists, chemists.

Desired skills and experience:

Experience with build tools, unit tests and continuous integration; Experience with version control, in particular Git; Some awareness of modern bioinformatics best-practices; Knowledge of some different biological file formats, e.g. GFF3, OBO

STORM Therapeutics (www.stormtherapeutics.com) is a drug discovery company focused on RNA epigenetics, developing small-molecule inhibitors of RNA-modifying enzymes for the treatment of cancer. This project aims to provide STORM with sophisticated tools to view and interrogate pertinent data on target genes/proteins and to perform advanced bioinformatic analyses and visualisation.

InterMine (intermine.org) is the world-leading advanced platform for biological data integration developed by the Micklem Lab, within the Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge. Working on InterMine will give you the chance to contribute directly to a popular open-source tool suite, used by dozens of top open science-oriented bioinformatics groups worldwide. As a mature Java-based tool, InterMine has a stable code base with a rich set of well-tested web services and API endpoints to power data analysis and applications.

The successful applicant will be employed by the University of Cambridge although embedded at STORM Therapeutics, with regular time also spent within the Cambridge academic team..

Informal enquiries should be directed to Julie Sullivan (j.sullivan@gen.cam.ac.uk) or Hendrik Weisser (hendrik.weisser@stormtherapeutics.com).

To apply online for this vacancy, please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/18260/

snap40 | Edinburgh/London/New York On-Site | Remote | Full-Time | www.snap40.com

Hey, I'm the CEO & Co-Founder of snap40. We just raised an $8 million seed round (https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/26/snap40/) to protect every human life. We monitor the entire human body and then use AI to identify those who require intervention, in advance and before they become sick.

We're looking for data scientists, software engineers, electronic engineers, designers and product managers. We're remote friendly, with offices in Edinburgh/London/New York.

While we are looking for a range of core skills in each role, what we care much more about is your ability to learn at pace, your attention to quality and your mindset towards solving super hard problems.

Please feel free to email me direct at christopher@snap40.com

Ordoo | Bristol, UK | Front-end Developer | Full-time | https://ordoo.co.uk

Ordoo is a fast-growing startup that saves people time by ordering ahead for food and drinks at venues and conveniently handling payments on the app.

We're looking for a front-end developer as we look to accelerate our product development, mature our platform and continue to provide a great user experience.

You can find out more about the role and apply at https://app.ordoo.co.uk/team/front-end-developer or email me directly on adam@ordoo.co.uk

Tres Solutions | Senior Software Engineer | Boston, Austin, Beirut | Remote | http://tressolutions.com/

We are a rapidly growing maritime analytics start-up, focused on providing smart digital solutions to disruptively change how shipping companies assess and improve performance. Our mission is to enable shipping companies across the globe to reduce fuel consumption, minimise emissions and increase operational efficiency.

In a little more than a year, we have grown into a top-5 market player. We are seeking to add a passionate, experienced software engineer who wants to contribute meaningfully to new product design and development. The ideal candidate is an awesome engineer with full stack knowledge, preferably with remote work experience. We have a lot of interesting automation and optimization problems to solve, so a few years of experience in Python and/or Angular is preferred, and knowledge in maritime engineering is a definite plus!

If this seems interesting, please send your resume to marc [@] tressolutions [.] com and let's chat!

allabrf.se | Stockholm | Full-stack + UI/UX | Full-time | Onsite | www.allabrf.se

allabrf.se is Sweden's largest platform and database for real-estate organizations/coops/condos ("bostadsrättsföreningar"). We're looking for someone that likes to work both back-end and front-end, someone that has worked a lot with CSS/HTML/JavaScript but also has some back-end experience. Ruby on Rails experience would be a bonus, but if you're willing to learn that's OK as well.

The team is completely Swedish speaking so we'd appreciate someone fluent in the language, but for the right candidate English is OK.

You can find out more about the role at https://jobb.allabrf.se/jobs/82480-webbutvecklare or contact me at peter@allabrf.se