Position: Python Engineer - Eagle Genomics, UK
Company: GT
Category: Python
Experience required: 2y
English level: upper

**Eagle Genomics** is a pioneering company working at the intersection of two exciting areas; **life sciences and data science**. The exploration into the microbiome is inspiring a new view of biology. Breakthrough research into how microbes interact with humans, animals, and natural ecosystems is creating a wealth of vital data and insight into health, wellbeing, and environmental sustainability. Eagle Genomics operates at the intersection of biology, technology, and data to deliver microbiome discoveries that profoundly change the understanding of wellness and even fundamental assumptions about life on Earth.

Their Network Science platform, the **e(datascientist)**, drives novel microbiome insights in ever more accessible, intelligent and relevant ways. Through the blend of scientific expertise, advanced AI, and a genuinely curious and free-thinking culture Eagle Genomics empowers breakthrough possibilities in the true life-changing areas of study.

If you’re passionate about **data, algorithms, ML/AI, graph technology, and innovations**, join the team and help us change what it means to do real science and drive innovations.

**Project duration: 6 months**

**We are looking for a Middle or Senior Engineer. You may not fit all the requirements, but don’t hesitate to apply.**
- Hands-on overall experience of 2-7 years as a software engineer
- Knowledge/experience in programming and understanding the program methodologies like OOPs, Functional or Structural
- Ability to deliver code with needed documentation, unit testing, code reviews, and optimisation
- Ability to code in declarative and/or imperative
- Proven coding experience in building REST API, Backend Components, and Interfaces in **Python**
- Should have experience in writing abstract classes, interfaces, exception handling, threading
- Should have good communication skills and the ability to explain person’s way of coding
- Should have good analytical and interpersonal skills
- Should have good troubleshooting skills
- Ability to understand Abstract concepts and an understanding of SOLID code principles is a big plus
- Should be good at using Source repositories, especially GitHub
- Experience in working in an Agile environment, particularly Scrum, and ability to use JIRA tool

**Will be a plus but not necessary:**
- Knowledge in Database either RDMS (SQL, Oracle) or Graph (Type DB, Neo4j, Tiger Graph..)
- Knowledge of Docker or Kubernetes, Node is desirable
- Knowledge of Microservices architecture
- Being a full-stack engineer is a very advantage
- Knowledge of Design Patterns is a big plus
- Knowledge of Security vulnerabilities and solutions is a plus

**What you will love about Eagle Genomics:**
- **Working for impact.** Teaming up with smart and engaging people united by a shared purpose.
- **Collaborating with industry-shaping clients** to tackle complex, real-world challenges, sparking discoveries that impact the world around us.
- Be an active part of our growth story with the **freedom to test, learn, experiment, and explore new ideas.**
- **Openness**. Our monthly All Hands meetings bring our global teams together and encourage discussion.
- The opportunity to **lead, learn and grow** with continuous encouragement, professional development, and support.

**Flexible working:**
Our roles offer flexible working practices that support your, and the team’s, best delivery. We have co-working spaces in London, Cambridge, Berlin, Paris, Kyiv, Manhattan, and Hyderabad.

**Diversity, equity & inclusion:**
We strive to create and foster a working environment where everyone is free to be themselves. A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is in our DNA and spans everything we do, including our recruitment process.

**We go beyond usual perks... By working with us, you will get:**
- Monthly education allowance for courses, training, books, and events.
- Best-in-class IT equipment.
- Lunches coverage.
- Mentorship club from GT executives.
- Internal team-building events every month.
- Lectures from experts.
- Vacation (18 working days a year), and sick leaves (up to 18 working days a year).
- Health insurance.
- Mindfulness sessions.

**Working Model:**
**GT** builds remote engineering teams for outstanding product companies. Our future mate will **work directly with Eagle Genomics**. We call this **‘Extended Team model’**, and it means that each team member is integrated as deeply as possible into the client’s team.

You will work with the same tools and technologies as they do and communicate directly with a client **without any intermediary in between**. We also encourage trips to a client and joint teambuilding and after-work activities.