Web Application Specialist

Please refer to the  How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)   job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar). Position summary: At Canadian Centre for Computational Genomics (C3G) at McGill University, we build open-source Research Data Management (RDM) solutions that support every stage of the genomics and health data lifecycle. Our portals, APIs, databases and tools are the infrastructure behind national genomics and health data sharing in Canada. If you want your work to matter beyond the sprint, this is that role. Projects include: The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL) The Terry Fox Marathon of Hope Cancer Centre Network (MoHCCN) The International Human Epigenome Consortium (IHEC) The Quebec COVID-19 Biobank (BQC19) We also provide bioinformatics analysis software and high-performance computing services to the life sciences research community, including widely used analysis pipelines. A Web Application Specialist will engage in the development of online data sharing solutions, notably the Bento Platform ( https://github.com/bento-platform ), which supports the Pan-Canadian Genome Library ( https://genomelibrary.ca/ ), and many other projects in the fields of genomics, epigenomics, and life science. Under the supervision of the Data Team Lead, the Web Application Specialist will implement and maintain client-side and server-side applications, extending the tools and technologies already in place using JavaScript (React/TypeScript), Python, PostgreSQL, Docker and more. Short development cycles will involve small but frequent releases, and constant interactions with the bioinformatics platform team members. Primary responsibilities: Design, build, test, deploy, monitor and maintain high-quality interactive web applications using TypeScript with React Develop server-side applications (APIs) and scripts, such as back-end data services and quality control pipelines, using Python Focus on user experience, intuitive interfaces and interaction layers to create user-friendly web pages and applications Ensure implementation is done using the best coding practices, including documentation, unit testing, etc. Contribute in technological research and the prototyping of new clinical/genomics data services Setup and maintain automation tools for testing, continuous integration & delivery Optimise code when needed while making use of good software practices Use an issue tracking system to document tasks, issues and bugs, and their resolution status throughout sprints Ensure that all finished solutions work within a variety of browser types and screen settings along with the constraints set by development and design Contribute to the code review…