Staff Engineer, Software

This inclusive employer is a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Duties

Job Description

1. Lead scrum teams as the Product Owner and work closely with Product Management to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value.
2. Manage Product backlogs and work with Development leads to prioritize the feature list for the release.
3. Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product.
4. Participate and gather VOC from internal and external customers.
5. Create and update EPICs for functional aspect of the system.
6. Review software features on regular basis to ensure all requirements are met.
7. Lead internal/external software demos with feature owners and be responsible for tracking demo feedback through JIRA tickets.
8. Responsible for gap assessments and driving feature improvements and designs.
9. Work closely with UX expert to generate the functional mockups for the features.
10. Create and update PSD, PRD and help in reviewing user guides, test plans, and test reports.

Work Location of Employee: Telecommuting/Roving Employee: Reports into company headquarters in Waltham, MA. Can work remotely or telecommute.

Requirements

MINIMUM Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field of study.

MINIMUM Experience Requirement: 5 years of experience in software engineering, or in any occupation in which the required experience can be obtained, or related experience.

Alternative Education and Experience Requirement: Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field of study plus 3 years of experience in software engineering, or in any occupation in which the required experience can be obtained, or related experience.

Required knowledge or experience with:

• NGS and bioinformatics software products;
• JIRA;
• Confluence;
• Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Agile process and principles;
• Functioning as Product Owner/Testing Lead.