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Vitagene

CompanyVitagene
Typefull-time
Role taxonomyAI / ML / ResearchLeadership / ManagementLead / Manager
SpecialtiesResearch, Leadership
LocationDenver, Las Vegas
Salary
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TechPythonJavaPHPDjangoMySQLAWS
Parsed locationsDenver, Las Vegas
Posted byahariri
PostedNov 3, 2015
SourceView on Hacker News ↗

Original posting

Vitagene • Denver, Las Vegas • Full Time • ONSITE Vitagene is a healthcare tech startup that focuses on disrupting the $30B supplement market. We leverage big data from genetics, lab results , lifestyle, and wearable devices to personalize and deliver a solution to your doorstep. Functions • Technical lead for a team of software engineers & research scientists • Ownership of the application design process, including needs and requirements analysis for new systems • Make strong architecture decisions that contribute to maintainable systems • Adapt to rapidly evolving requirements and changing priorities and drive the team accordingly • Actively contribute to the code base; up to 50% of this position involves coding • Integrate support for algorithmic recommendations Qualifications • 6+ years of PHP, Python, Perl, or other Web development languages – PHP preferred • SQL or NoSQL technologies (MySQL, Mongo, ElasticSearch, CouchDB, Cassandra, Hadoop, etc.) – Mongo preferred • Knowledge of SOAP and RESTful interfaces & Extensive use of JSON or other data-interchange formats • Expert in at least one compiled language (C, C++, Java) • Excellent understanding of how internet and Web technologies work • Linux operating systems • Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills • Self-motivated, self directed, detail-oriented and organized • Track record of building, large-scale web applications and service • Experience in agile development & test driven development methodology • Django + Python + MongoDB • AWS + Linux • HIPAA knowledge or comparable security & privacy experience