Junior Software Engineer

Our Why At Dotmatics 

At Dotmatics, we believe science, data, and decision-making must be deeply intertwined for innovation to thrive. 

Our Portfolio includes Luma, LumaLab Connect, ELN Platform, Graphpad Prism, Geneious, SnapGene, Protein Metrics, OMIQ, FCS Express, LabArchives, NQuery, EasyPanel, MStar, SoftGenetics and Virscidian.

We have a vision for a new Lab of the Future that will change the future of scientific research.

We have created the world’s most comprehensive digital science platform – best-of-breed software applications already used by more than 2 million scientists, together in a single ecosystem united by a powerful, flexible enterprise data platform. This is not flat data buried away in digital graveyards. This is dynamic, multi-dimensional decision-making.

Scientific enterprises need a new level of effectiveness to achieve tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Illness will not wait. The biosphere will not wait. We are tireless in our vision, because the time for innovation is now.

Shaping the Future of Science At Dotmatics 

Our global team of more than 800 colleagues are dedicated to supporting our customers in over 180 countries. Together, with our scientific community of users, we accelerate scientific innovation in order to make the world a healthier, cleaner, and safer place to live.

You’ll join a collaborative, global team pushing the boundaries of scientific innovation.  Your ideas and efforts will have a tangible impact, accelerating scientific progress and discovery. We offer a dynamic, remote-friendly environment that fosters high integrity and collaboration, empowering you to excel. Dotmatics is a company built by scientists, for scientists. Combined, we are now the world’s largest cloud-based scientific research R&D platform. We need your help to keep growing and pioneering the future.

We are Science Driven. We are Customer Centric. We are Better Together. 

What do we need  

Dotmatics is seeking a Backend/Full Stack Engineer with an understanding of basic backend architecture and functional programming languages, such as Java & Java Script, to join our team. You will be responsible for implementing and testing scalable software that meets the needs of the company. Working on groundbreaking Scientific Software products such as LUMA you will have the opportunity to collaborate with wider teams on best practices alongside other developers. 

In this role you will get to 

• Collaborate with the software development team in designing, developing, and implementing high-quality software solutions 
• Contribute to the development of software architecture and design principles for the organization.
• Ensure the scalability, maintainability, and security of software solutions.
• Participate in code reviews. 

We are looking for people who have a bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent working experience and 1 year of experience in software development, with a focus on backend technologies, and can demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

The key skills we are looking for you have a solid working understanding or knowledge of 

• Java or similar programming language (Scala or C#) 
  
• Javascript 
• Asynchronous event processing (Kafka, SQS or similar)
• Automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• SQL Databases (Postgres)
• High-level backend application design
• Scaling applications to process large volumes of data and events
• RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Containerization (Docker).
• CI/CD tools, such as Github Actions, and CodePipeline.
• Agile software development methodologies and practices. 

You may also have experience in 

• Databricks 
• React
• Life science research experience 

Total Rewards 

Dotmatics utilises a national market-based approach to base pay benchmarking and pay band development. The candidate's final starting pay is based on job-related skills, experience, job specific qualifications & location. In addition to base salary, Dotmatics has implemented a total rewards strategy, which is the combination of compensation, benefits and recognition. 

Certain positions are also eligible for variable pay; your recruiter will discuss the full compensation package details.

Other Total Rewards Offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Insurance
• Health Spending Accounts
• Wellness Benefits (Mental Health Apps and Fitness Perks)  
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan (with 4% company match; immediate vesting)
• Flexible Time off Plan (for US exempt employees)

This is the range that we, in good faith, believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

Research shows us the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting outstanding candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.

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Dotmatics is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work.