Software Engineer | SnapGene at Dotmatics

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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

SnapGene is the most user-friendly molecular biology software available, trusted by thousands of research organizations globally to conduct cutting edge research and used for experimental design, preventing common errors, visualization and tracking of lab work.

We are looking for a creative, motivated full stack software developer to support our continually growing user base by bringing innovative tools to the molecular biology community. You will help us continually expand and improve SnapGene: a cross-platform desktop application built using C++ / Qt to provide a rich, responsive interface for scientists to accurately plan and test their experiments at the molecular level.

If you have a passion for user-friendly software, an interest in developing cutting-edge tools, and a desire to help accelerate scientific discovery and medical breakthroughs, this is the job for you. The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong background building both front-end and back-end code, and experience with modern C++ development.

In this role you will get to

Develop and maintain SnapGene in C++ / Qt with a commitment to clean, modular and reliable code
Collaborate with a fully distributed development team that is dedicated to providing the best user experience
Iterate on designs to combine intelligent architecture with advanced algorithms to solve complex challenges
Work with a cross-functional team, taking on testing, documentation and support when needed.
Work on all aspects of the product from development of new functionality to maintenance and build systems
Actively improve our development processes and make customer-lead decisions.

We are looking for people who have a Bachelor degree in computer science or equivalent work experience with at least 3 years experience in C++ & developing object oriented software. You will be able to demonstrate your passion, experience and analytical skills, and attention to detail.

The key skills we are looking for

C++ with experience with modern language enhancements in C++17 and later
Strong understanding of design patterns and object-oriented programming
Knowledge of data structures, architecture with advanced algorithms
GUI Development: Experience working with a UI toolkit (Qt preferred) including creating custom controls
Ability to design and implement user-friendly, performant UI components
Working Knowledge of cross-platform development (Windows/macOS/Linux)
Experience in writing and performing tests

You may also have

Version Control: Experience with Git, branching, and submitting pull requests
Knowledge of Bash, Python, Cmake or Conan
Familiar with Jira, Confluence, CLion, Figma, Cmake, Conan
Knowledge of molecular biology, while not required, is beneficial. We have biologists on the team who can share their domain experience.
Experience developing cloud-based services

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.

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Software Engineer | SnapGene at Dotmatics

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