Director/Senior Director of Research Software Engineering
Core
Lead the design, development, and delivery of software systems that drive scientific discovery for autism and neuroscience research, serving as the primary interface between the foundation's rich datasets and the external research community.
Role type
Director/Senior Director of Research Software Engineering
Builds
SFARI Base (primary platform for researcher data access), new systems for exploring and analyzing A&N scientific datasets, full-stack web applications, APIs, and data infrastructure.
Domain
Life sciences (autism and neuroscience), genomics, bioinformatics, open science
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Technical leadership and strategy, full-stack development, team management and mentorship, cross-functional partnership, project oversight, open science principles, Python proficiency, Python-based web development (Django), genomics data types and bioinformatics tools
Preferred skills
Advanced degree in CS/Engineering/Bioinformatics, bioinformatics expertise (genomic data processing/analysis pipelines), AWS/cloud platforms, high-performance computing (HPC) environments
Technologies
Python, Django, AWS, HPC
Responsibilities
Define long-term vision and strategy for researcher-facing software systems and data infrastructure, oversee full-stack development of SFARI Base, drive engineering standards (testing, documentation, code review, security), manage and scale software engineering teams, collaborate with Bioinformatics, Study Systems Engineering, and Product Analytics teams, ensure timely delivery of software projects, champion researcher needs in system design, advance FAIR data principles
Seniority
Senior Director, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
