Software Development Position at LBNL

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is seeking an experienced Software Developer to work with members of the computational core and data management team from the Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) and the VIMSS DOE Genomics: GTL projects, Environmental Stress Pathway Project (ESPP) and Protein Complex Analysis Project (PCAP). These projects seek to understand the utility of bacteria and other microorganisms to the development of biological energy alternatives and in the response and survival to environmental stresses. Under the guidance of the Principal Investigator, the selected individual will play a lead role in developing and distributing software for comparative genome sequence analysis of diverse experimental data generated by these projects, and will participate in maintaining and developing the MicrobesOnline website and database.

Specifically You Will
- Play a lead role in the design, development and distribution of software for comparative genome sequence analysis and the MicrobesOnline website and database.
- Define software requirements and take a lead role in determining the week to week direction of the work.
- Identify problems and recommend viable solutions to software and data management issues.
- Providing guidance and training to other members of the group.
- Work closely with users of the analysis software and MicrobesOnline to test and debug applications and ensure their needs are being met.
- Work closely with users from various bioenergy projects to assess the quality of current analysis programs and develop specific analysis programs to support their research.
- Develop software to reliably track experiments and data, load data into the database, and analyze the data.
- Devise quality control methods to check the consistency of data and information in the database. Integrate public PCAP data into MicrobesOnline.

Key Success Factors
- Five years of experience developing software in a research or technical (preferably biological) field, or for scientific applications.
- Three years of relational database experience, preferably with MySQL. Experience should include database design & implementation with some administration.
- Knowledge of C, C++, or Java and knowledge of algorithms and computational molecular biology in particular.
- Experience developing applications in Perl along with web-based applications in CGI for data access, import and display.
- Ability to work independently to define software requirements, and work in a group setting with users and team members.
- Demonstrated ability to code clearly and to write clear and concise documentation of software operation and use.

How to Apply
To apply, please click on the link here to be redirected to the lab job posting then follow the on-line instructions to complete the application process. As part of the online application process, please submit a single attachment that includes both your resume or CV and a statement of your research interests. Please be sure to reference where you found out about the position.