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Software Engineer, High-Performance Pipelines
SecureBioCambridge, MA, US
Cambridge, MA, US
1 week ago
Salary
$165,000 to $190,000, depending on experience
Routes to impact
Direct high impact on an important cause
Description
Build high-performance computational pipelines for the world's largest metagenomic biosurveillance network detecting pandemic threats.
- Scale processing from 50 billion read pairs per week while cutting turnaround time from 12 hours to 2 hours
- Optimize detection algorithms across the full stack, from CPU cache patterns to complete algorithmic refactors
- Own pipeline observability, cloud infrastructure, and reliability for wastewater and nasal swab sequencing data
- Work in-person in Cambridge with comprehensive benefits including catered lunches and 401(k) matching
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