Front-end Developer

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 6 000 citations in scientific papers, and over 60 000 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 a talented Front-End Developer to join our engineering team. Standing at the intersection of modern web technologies and complex scientific data, you will be responsible for building intuitive, high-performance visual interfaces that help geneticists and researchers make critical clinical decisions. You will bridge the gap between complex UI designs and robust technical implementation, ensuring our platforms remain world-class in speed, responsiveness, and data visualization.

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

• UI Implementation: Build or translate UI designs to actual code that will produce visual elements of our applications.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with backend developers and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation.
• Product Ownership: Take an active role on both sides and define how the application looks as well as how it works.
• Scientific Data Presentation: Understand how best to present the scientific data available. In practice, we use many sophisticated charts & interactive graphic components.

The Ideal Candidate (Profile)

The ideal candidate combines professional experience in designing and developing full stack web applications with a strong understanding of software development principles. You should possess an eye for detail in implementing UI designs and a genuine interest to apply your technical skills within the cutting-edge genetics industry.

What you will bring:

• Education: A Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a relevant technology-related field.
• Experience: 4+ years of professional experience in similar roles, with hands-on experience in designing and developing full stack web applications.
• Technical Knowledge: Proven knowledge and experience in React JS, JavaScript, HTML/CSS/SCSS, Git/Gitflow, and Unit Testing.
• Development Principles: A good understanding of software development principles and design patterns.
• Languages: Strong command of the English language, both written and spoken.

Strongly Valued

• Growth Mindset: An interest to learn about genetics and become part of a growing new industry (prior knowledge is not required, we will provide all the training needed).
• Build Tools: Prior knowledge or experience with Webpack will be considered a plus.

Mindset & Key Skills

• Technical Rigor: A structured thinker focused on software development principles, design patterns, and writing reliable code through unit testing.
• Visual Ownership: An active professional ready to take responsibility for both sides of the development, defining exactly how the application looks as well as how it works.

While our foundation is in Athens, our talent pool is spread across Europe, with a strong culture of remote collaboration. Our team is highly experienced in distributed Agile workflows and communicates exclusively in fluent English.

Your career journey with us includes, among others:

• A position in a fascinating healthcare growth domain, at the cutting edge of technology and research.
• A competitive compensation package tailored to your unique expertise and professional background.
• A remote-first work environment (or hybrid, with 1 day/week at the office if you are based in Athens) that promotes a healthy work-life balance.
• Endless learning opportunities, while transferring new technologies from academics to clinical practice all over the world.

Saphetor is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and our employees, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, medical condition or disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, or marital status.