Python Engineer

A Little Bit About Us: Saphetor ’s mission is to enable anyone to find, share, and use the most comprehensive human genome data – and to collaborate to improve health and lives around the world. To do this, we have built the VarSome suite of bioinformatic tools, the world’s leading resource for analysis and interpretation of human genome variant data, with more than 6000 citations in scientific papers and over 60000 registered professional users. Our customers work around the globe across academic, clinical, and industry laboratories, analysing NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) data for research and diagnostic purposes. Saphetor is a Swiss precision medicine company with offices in Lausanne (CH), Boston (USA), and Athens (GR) employing a diverse global workforce. The Opportunity: We are looking for aPython Engineer to join our backend team. If you're driven by clean code, cross team collaboration and excited to work in the fast-moving world of genomics, this is a place where your work will matter. We thrive in a high-pressure, high-performance environment where clinical precision and rapid growth meet. While our pace is fast, it is always directed by rigorous organization and clear processes, ensuring that our commitment to quality is never compromised by our drive for speed. Role Responsibilities: Backend Excellence: Develop server-side logic that delivers high performance and responsive communication between front-end and back-end systems. Stack Ownership: Maintain and advan