Senior Software Engineer - Instrument Software

About the role

Thermo Fisher Scientific is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join an innovative software team that builds instrument software controlling laboratory instruments and letting scientists interact with them intuitively. The team works closely with product managers and engineering teams worldwide, using full-stack technology and reusable UI components. The schedule is standard (Monday to Friday) and the work is done in an office.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement features based on requirements and specifications.
• Develop a novel user experience, implementing designs provided by an internal team.
• Develop and support GUI, analysis, communications and instrument control software.
• Integrate algorithms and mathematical functions for identifying and quantifying data collected by instruments.
• Analyse workflows and integrate across different sub-components.

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science, Bioengineering (with a software focus) or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 6+ years of software development experience, preferably involving hardware and software integration; candidates with varying levels of experience may be considered for roles commensurate with theirs.
• Knowledge of current software development methodologies.
• Experience with source control (e.g. GitHub) and CI/CD pipelines.

Required skills

• Strong experience with modern web technologies and full-stack development.
• Preferred: web applications built with Angular, React, VueJS and Electron.
• Proven background in core Java or Python.
• Good understanding of data structures, design patterns, object-oriented design and algorithms.