Do you want to create open-source software that makes a difference, using cutting-edge tools? InterMine is looking for a software developer to help create powerful, attractive, user friendly data mining tools to search and display biological data. You will build, debug and test web applications using JavaScript, CSS and the latest tools and libraries, with a focus on creating great user experiences. You will gain experience with every level of the stack, including developing complex JVM applications. There are opportunities for travel to conferences and meetings for interested applicants.
We have interesting problems to solve, both on the server and on the user-interface level. We deal with the issues of describing complex real world systems at the right level of abstraction. We work with the leaders in the fields of genomic life-sciences, helping them structure and manage their increasingly valuable knowledgebases. This data changes frequently, so we have built a system that can flexibly work from any description of a data-model to produce a clear and powerful data-mining interface. We need you to help develop and improve this sector leading product.