Software Engineer, Data Science
Wave Life Sciences
August 14, 2026
Remote friendly (Greater Boston)
United States
IT
Full Stack Software Engineer to build, modernize, and scale internal applications and services supporting scientific and operational workflows.
Responsibilities:
- Design and build reliable, well-tested backend services and APIs.
- Build and maintain user-facing interfaces using React or modern frontend frameworks.
- Own features end-to-end (API design through UI implementation).
- Contribute to architecture discussions and technical design decisions.
- Elevate engineering quality through thoughtful code reviews and best practices.
Qualifications / Experience:
- Bachelor’s with 8 years related experience, or Master’s with 6 years.
- Production experience building full stack applications (backend APIs + frontend UIs).
- Hands-on Python and a backend web framework (Flask, FastAPI, or similar).
- Proficiency with React or a modern frontend framework.
- Strong software engineering best practices (testing, clean code, maintainability).
- Track record of reviewing production code and giving actionable feedback.
- Relational databases and data modeling experience.
- Version control, automated testing, and CI/CD workflow comfort.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and ability to navigate ambiguity.
- Preferred: microservices architecture, microfrontend architecture, distributed/offshore teams, modern frontend frameworks, modernizing legacy systems, scientific/data-driven background.
Key Skills:
- Full stack ownership; engineering judgment; readable/maintainable code; pragmatic problem-solving; ownership/accountability; continuous improvement; clear communication.
Benefits (as listed):
- Company-sponsored medical/dental/vision and life/long & short-term disability; generous paid time off (summer and winter shutdowns); 401(k) with matching; Employee Stock Purchase Program.
Responsibilities:
- Design and build reliable, well-tested backend services and APIs.
- Build and maintain user-facing interfaces using React or modern frontend frameworks.
- Own features end-to-end (API design through UI implementation).
- Contribute to architecture discussions and technical design decisions.
- Elevate engineering quality through thoughtful code reviews and best practices.
Qualifications / Experience:
- Bachelor’s with 8 years related experience, or Master’s with 6 years.
- Production experience building full stack applications (backend APIs + frontend UIs).
- Hands-on Python and a backend web framework (Flask, FastAPI, or similar).
- Proficiency with React or a modern frontend framework.
- Strong software engineering best practices (testing, clean code, maintainability).
- Track record of reviewing production code and giving actionable feedback.
- Relational databases and data modeling experience.
- Version control, automated testing, and CI/CD workflow comfort.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and ability to navigate ambiguity.
- Preferred: microservices architecture, microfrontend architecture, distributed/offshore teams, modern frontend frameworks, modernizing legacy systems, scientific/data-driven background.
Key Skills:
- Full stack ownership; engineering judgment; readable/maintainable code; pragmatic problem-solving; ownership/accountability; continuous improvement; clear communication.
Benefits (as listed):
- Company-sponsored medical/dental/vision and life/long & short-term disability; generous paid time off (summer and winter shutdowns); 401(k) with matching; Employee Stock Purchase Program.