Front End Engineer - Generative AI UX at Scispot (S21)
$60K - $100K CAD  •  0.05% - 0.10%
The Best Data Infrastructure for Biotechs
CA / Kitchener, ON, CA / Vancouver, BC, CA / Waterloo, ON, CA / Toronto, ON, CA / Remote (CA; Kitchener, ON, CA; Vancouver, BC, CA; Waterloo, ON, CA; Toronto, ON, CA)
Full-time
Any (new grads ok)
About Scispot

Scispot is a fully configurable workflow automation platform for fast-growing life science companies. Our customers use Scispot to design and automate their workflows at all stages of their R&D, from planning, lab execution to reporting collaboratively.

About the role
Skills: HTML, JavaScript, React, React Native, Elasticsearch, Software Architecture, ETL

About Scispot.com:

Digital Biology is the next frontier of LLMs. Scispot is enabling that wave for biotech companies. Scispot provides a staging lakehouse (Labsheets), collaborative notebook (Labspace), and connection with lab instruments (GLUE) for wet lab scientists and researchers. Scispot customers get their data AI ready by connecting all disparate biological data in one Lab Information Management System.

About the Team:

This role is within the Core Engineering group, a cornerstone of Scispot.com's mission to digitize life science operations. Our team focuses on developing scalable, robust software solutions that enhance productivity and collaboration within the life sciences community. Working in a fully remote environment, our engineers collaborate closely with the designers, founders, sales & marketing, and customer success teams to ensure our platform meets the dynamic needs of our users. The team is currently engaged in enhancing the platform's core functionalities with Generative AI experiences. This role, in particular, will be key in developing high-performance, intuitive user interfaces that cater to all our stakeholders, from researchers to lab managers.

About the Job:

Responsibilities:

  • Utilize your software engineering expertise to develop interactive, user-friendly interfaces that simplify complex workflows in life science research and development.
  • Work alongside software engineers and product managers to deeply understand the needs of our customers and translate product design decisions into functional UI/UX.
  • Ensure the optimization of our frontend code for performance, scalability, accessibility, and compatibility across devices.

Skills/Experience You Have:

  • At least 2 years of professional frontend development experience.
  • Advanced knowledge of React and Javascript, with the ability to mentor team members on its best practices.
  • Proficient in TypeScript, with a solid understanding of ES6 concepts.
  • Skilled in HTML5 and CSS3, applying responsive design principles effectively.
  • Experienced in writing unit tests with tools like the React Testing Library.
  • A strong grasp of network protocols, RESTful APIs, and browser compatibility issues.
  • An understanding of UX/UI design principles and the ability to contribute to discussions on feature design with Product and Design teams.
  • Familiarity with agile software development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban.

Skills/Experience Preferred:

  • A background in functional programming paradigms and their application in JavaScript data structures.
  • Experience with version control tools like Github.
  • Exceptional communication skills suited for an asynchronous, fully remote working environment.
  • A commitment to applying best practices and delivering high-quality code in your work.

About Scispot.com:

Scispot.io is revolutionizing the way life science operations are managed, offering a digital platform that automates and integrates essential workflows. By facilitating efficient project management, laboratory management, and data analysis through a user-friendly interface, Scispot.com supports life science companies in their growth and innovation efforts. As a leader in the digital transformation of the life sciences industry, Scispot.com is dedicated to empowering researchers and biotech companies to achieve their goals with greater speed and efficiency.

Technology

We use AWS as our primary hosting service. Our tech stack comprises a Next.js frontend web app. On the backend, we use a NoSQL database (AWS DynamoDB) which is fronted by a GraphQL database abstraction API layer. We also use AWS Lambda as the middleware for our platform.

To manage our user authentication, authorization and signups, we use AWS Cognito in combination with AWS IAM.

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