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Bioinformatics Engineer - Services

Remote from Spain·Full-time·Added 11 days ago

Seqera

7 open roles

Overview

Job details

  • Full-time hours

    Per the ad.

  • Fully remote

    Per the ad.

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Seqera doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Work in English

    English is required, per the ad.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Time off: 23 days for vacations per year, 3 days given by Seqera in December, and the national/public holidays according to your location.

  • Equity.

  • Private health insurance.

  • Private life insurance.

  • Pension Plan.

  • Home office bonus (valued over 1,000 USD).

  • Subscription to Oliva, Mental Health App.

  • Learning and development budget per year (1,000 USD).

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Strong knowledge of the Nextflow language and the pipeline development approaches adopted by nf-core.

  • Experience with programming in languages such as Groovy, Python and R.

  • Ability to effectively communicate and clearly explain technology to different audiences, through code, writing, presentations and demos.

  • Use of AI for software development and scientific analysis.

  • Use ofGit or other version control systems in a software development environment.

  • In-depth experience with analysis pipelines and algorithms for a variety of 'omics' data types, such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics etc.

  • Experience with HPC and public cloud (AWS, Google, Azure) architectures and a willingness to learn more.

  • A customer-oriented attitude, someone who enjoys working with others and helping find solutions.

Nice to have

  • PhD in bioinformatics or a relevant field or Masters + 3 years experience

  • 4+ years experience relevant to scientific workflows and software development

  • Experience with orchestrated, and maintained data infrastructures and scalable pipelines for large datasets

  • Solid track record of production level code in bioinformatics as evidenced by public code repositories, publications, contributions to open source.

The role

As a Bioinformatics Engineer, you will have the opportunity to build your skillset as you engage

clients across a variety of technical fields. Build pipelines to process cutting-edge biological data

and to help our clients deploy these pipelines using high performance batch computing, cloud

storage, virtual private networks, and modern identity systems.

What you'll do

  • Create robust and reproducible scientific workflows using Nextflow - making them available to customers to analyze and visualize data.

  • Develop and deliver solutions to increase adoption of Seqera products in the customer base.

  • Develop, deploy, and maintain cloud data infrastructures capable of processing data related to next-generation sequencing (NGS), imaging analysis, machine learning and related large datasets.

  • Understand the biological application and scientific needs underlying relevant scientific workflows.

  • Clearly communicate updates on services delivery, including project plans, requirements, deliverables, documentation, and training, through both writing and presentations.

  • Engage with customers on requirements, developing project deliverables and coordinating the execution of projects.

  • Train customers to use Seqera products.

  • Represent the voice of the customer and collaborate internally with content, research, and software development teams.

We are looking for someone with:

Your unique set of skills are:

  • Self-motivated and a proactive thinker - can work independently and in teams

  • Great interpersonal and communication skills.

  • Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.

  • An eye for detail and well organized.

  • Creativity & curiosity across all solutions given to clients

What will you find working at Seqera?

  • Flexible working hours.

  • International working environment with more than 25 nationalities.

  • Passionate & talented team.

  • Continuous skills development.

  • Team retreats and bonding activities.

  • A culture where your opinion is valued and your decisions have a real impact on the industry.

  • Excitement of a fast-growing startup in a constantly changing environment

Hiring process

Include a link to a public code repository, plus a short narrative (a few paragraphs) that tells us:

  • What the repository shows about your ability,

  • How it shows your growth over time,

  • How you have used AI to accelerate your work without handing over your judgment.

We read the repository and the narrative closely. We won't review an application that is missing either one.

Don't meet every single requirement? At Seqera, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role and your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

About Seqera

Seqera is a bioinformatics software company that provides workflow orchestration and data pipeline management solutions for the life sciences industry. Its flagship product, Nextflow Tower, is a cloud-based platform that enables scientists and researchers to run complex computational workflows at scale, particularly in genomics and other data-intensive fields. The company serves a global customer base, including major research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and biotech firms, and is recognized as a key player in the bioinformatics and computational biology space.

Seqera was founded in Barcelona, Spain, and maintains its headquarters there, with additional offices in the United States and other locations. The company is deeply embedded in the local tech and bioinformatics ecosystem, and its team is international, with a strong focus on open-source software and community engagement. For international professionals, Seqera offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge scientific infrastructure, collaborate with a global team, and contribute to projects that have a direct impact on biomedical research and healthcare.

Industry
Bioinformatics
Founded
2018
Employees
100–250
Headquarters
Barcelona, Spain
In Spain
Barcelona
Website
seqera.io

Good to know if you are moving

  • Seqera is headquartered in Barcelona, a major European tech hub with a high quality of life and a large international community.
  • The company's working language is English, making it accessible for international professionals who do not speak Spanish.
  • Seqera offers remote-friendly and flexible work arrangements, with a distributed team across Europe and the US.
  • The company is a key contributor to the open-source Nextflow project, giving engineers the chance to work on widely used scientific software.
  • Barcelona's strong biotech and tech ecosystem provides ample networking and professional growth opportunities.

In their own words

About the company & team

Seqera is on a mission to empower scientists and organizations to solve humanity's biggest challenges through data-driven science. As the company behind Nextflow and the Seqera Platform, we enable global enterprises, biotech innovators, academic institutions, and public sector organizations to scale complex data workflows with confidence.

We're a global, remote-friendly team with headquarters in Barcelona and colleagues across the US, UK, and beyond. As we continue to grow, we're strengthening our internal foundations - and that's where you come in.

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