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Swiss Institute of Tropical & Public Health

Software engineer (80-100%)

CompanySwiss Institute of Tropical & Public Health
Websiteswisstph.ch
RoleSoftware engineer (80-100%)
Role taxonomySoftware Engineering
SpecialtiesSoftware Engineering
Locationin Basel Switzerland
SalaryEquity mentioned
Apply viaApplication linkhttps://jobs.swisstph.ch/Vacancies/1082/Description/2
Hiring notes
TechTypeScriptReactPythonKotlinKubernetes
Parsed locationsin Basel Switzerland
Posted bycroemer
PostedAug 2, 2025
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Original posting

Swiss Institute of Tropical & Public Health | ONSITE in Basel (Switzerland) | Software engineer (80-100%) | 70k-100k CHF We build open-source infrastructure to make pathogen sequencing data more accessible, interpretable, and equitable We're hiring a software engineer to join the Epidemiology & Virus Evolution (EVE) Group to work at the intersection of two major efforts: - ARTIC 2: empowering real-time, low-cost sequencing & surveillance [1] - Pathoplexus: an award-winning open-source platform for sharing viral genomic data based on Loculus [2] - https://pathoplexus.org/ Launched in August 2025, Pathoplexus has already won recognition and awards for its approach to open, FAIR data sharing.[3][4] Work in a small, international team in a group led by Dr Emma Hodcroft (one of Nature's "Ones to Watch in 2025" [5]) and support data infrastructure used by public health labs and researchers worldwide. This is a chance to make a real impact on global health and data equity. About you: - Skilled in: TypeScript, React, Kotlin, Python - Bonus: Kubernetes, bioinformatics, data pipelines, open-source experience More details & application here → https://jobs.swisstph.ch/Vacancies/1082/Description/2 [1] https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/ambitious-project-to-... [2] https://github.com/loculus-project/loculus [3] https://www.science.org/content/article/new-scientist-run-vi... [4] https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02864-x [5] https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/Awards-Honors/Article/N...