[Hiring] Software Engineer @Ontrac Solutions

Role Description

OnTrac is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer (Bioinformatics Pipelines) to join a contractor program supporting a critical customer engagement: the genomics unit of a healthcare customer. This role is ideal for a software engineer with a strong background in bioinformatics who can integrate into an established pipeline team quickly and begin contributing with limited ramp-up.

• Expected start date: 2 November 2026
• Duration: 12 to 18 months
• Location: United States only, fully remote

Qualifications

• Professional software engineering experience with a demonstrated background in bioinformatics pipeline engineering
• Hands-on production experience with Python, Bash, and Nextflow
• Strong software engineering fundamentals applied to bioinformatics pipelines, with a focus on software quality, performance tuning, automation, and operational support
• Proficiency in Python and Bash
• Experience with Nextflow for workflow management
• Experience developing, tuning, and operating pipelines in an on-premise high-performance computing (HPC) environment
• Experience integrating software with laboratory systems and sequencing instruments
• Experience working as a member of an agile team
• Ability to integrate into an established team quickly and contribute with limited ramp-up

Requirements

• Direct experience with Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, or PacBio sequencing platforms

Scope and Delivery Expectations

• Maintain and improve the software quality of the genomics pipelines running in the customer's on-premise HPC environment
• Tune the performance of the pipelines in the HPC environment
• Automate pipeline operations and recurring engineering tasks
• Provide operational support for the pipelines, including troubleshooting failures and resolving issues in the movement and delivery of genomic data
• Implement and maintain integrations between the pipelines and laboratory systems and sequencing instruments, including Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, and PacBio platforms
• Implement and maintain the technical infrastructure that enables the movement, analysis, and delivery of genomic data, working alongside the customer's bioinformatics team
• Support the additional pipeline workload arising from the organization-wide LIS transition from Soft to Epic Beaker
• Participate as a full member of an agile pipeline team for the duration of the engagement