Principal Software Engineer (UI Engineer)

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Job Summary:Scientists around the world use Orion for early-stage drug discovery and design in the pursuit of improving human health. Orion combines the power of advanced HPC, computational methods, and in-browser 3D visualization & modeling to solve problems in drug discovery & design. Our innovative solutions enable customers to routinely model billions of compounds in-silico. Orion enables our customers to interactively explore chemical space, evaluate designs and gain scientific understanding.

As a UI Engineer, you will work with designers, scientists, and software engineers to enhance & extend Orion's UI capabilities. You'll have the chance to work on a multitude of interesting challenges across scientific visualization, collaboration, data management, as well as new product & feature development. You'll be part of a team building cutting edge features, as well as helping to modernize existing software.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering, biology/chemistry or similar
• 8+ years of experience designing, developing, troubleshooting and debugging complex user interfaces and software systems as part of a team
• Expert in JavaScript/Typescript/CSS/HTML
• Experience with Vue, Pinia/VueX and application frameworks such as Nuxt.js / Next.js.
• Experience in Life Sciences, HPC, Python, AWS, Web Workers, WebAssembly, and WebGL are a plus
• Experience with unit & end-to-end testing, CI/CD, source control, code review, comfortable using command line interfaces
• Strong background of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms)
• Passionate to learn and explore new technologies and demonstrates good analysis and problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills required:

• Ability to establish a close working relationship with peers in development, science, design and customer success, often across time zones
• Take initiative to solve unexpected challenges during development
• Willing to expand their knowledge and skills in both technical and scientific areas
• Push to raise the bar while always operating with integrity

OpenEye, Cadence Molecular Sciences, an industry leader in computational molecular design, uses a scientific approach to deliver rapid, robust, and scalable software, toolkits, and technology & design services for the advancement of pharmaceuticals, biologics, agrochemicals, and flavors and fragrances. We are passionate about science and about taking care of our team members, with leaders supporting your development and recognizing your contributions by providing an unmatched total compensation package in a collaborative, caring, energetic and fun work environment

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