Software Engineer

### Company Overview Character Biosciences is a drug discovery and development company focused on creating world-class, deeply-phenotyped databases that integrate genomics with clinical and imaging data in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma. ### The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced **Software Engineer** to join our team. In this fully remote role, you will contribute to the development of our observational study software and broader data platform. You will collaborate closely with internal end-users to design and implement technology solutions that support various functions, including clinical trial operations, data science, and genomics. ### Key Responsibilities - Collaborate with the clinical research team to develop features for longitudinal studies. - Build tools to connect deidentified and processed data with our data science environment. - Integrate third-party software platforms to manage patient data and enhance data exploration and analysis apps. ### Skills and Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years of experience in building and deploying web applications (Django preferred). - Familiarity with frontend development (not a frontend-heavy role, but knowledge is beneficial). - Experience with cloud platforms, CI, and containerized deployments, especially GCP and Kubernetes. - Strong communication skills to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. - Self-directed with a proactive problem-solving approach. - User-centered design sensibility and ability to anticipate user needs. ### Preferred Qualifications - Experience in scoping, designing, and implementing features with minimal oversight.