Job Title: Enterprise Software Engineer

Reporting to: Manager, Software Engineering

Location: Durham, North Carolina or Remote

About Pairwise:

Pairwise is a mission-driven food+tech company dedicated to building a healthier world through better fruits and vegetables. Founded in 2017 by eminent scientists in the gene editing and biotechnology fields, Pairwise holds licenses from Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital to base editing and high-fidelity enzymes. We also are tuned in to consumer food trends, and we believe that consumers deserve more variety and innovation in their fresh food choices. Our team is primed to deliver that innovation through one of the best gene-editing platforms in food and agriculture. Pairwise has an exclusive 5-year research collaboration with Bayer to develop products in corn, soybean, wheat, canola, and cotton. Plus, Pairwise is developing new types of leafy greens, berries, and stone fruit, with the first product expected in early 2023. Pairwise is based in the start-up friendly Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina.

About This Role:

At Pairwise, we drive innovation through data, software, and information integration to establish our digital ecosystem. In doing so, we don’t want to reinvent the wheel, so we utilize off-the-shelf software with custom-built solutions to drive our business needs. Do you love building in the technology space, or solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, and iterative environment? Then we’re looking for you! The ideal candidate will have experience within many disciplines including software development, database design, and user experience. You’ll use that experience to work with both non-technical and technical team members across Pairwise to deliver solutions that accelerate our business.

Essential Functions:

• Lead and take ownership of projects that establish and maintain interfaces between a variety of applications, including Commercial Off-the-Shelf as well as Pairwise custom-developed.
• Design, code, test, and document integrated systems per standards to achieve a well-engineered result.
• Evaluate technologies, design structures, and develop tools for systems to meet business needs.
• Develop and maintain specialist knowledge of database concepts, object and data modeling, and design principles, including a detailed knowledge of database and software architecture.
• Collaborate across teams, business, engineering, data science, and IT to ensure successful delivery to specification and user adoption.

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, including object-oriented programming (Python preferred).
• Experience in designing, building, deploying, and supporting integrated application systems.
• Experience in relational and/or noSQL databases.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Supply Chain experience preferred, Netsuite-specific knowledge a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within the team to drive innovation.

Offerings:

• Comprehensive Benefits Plan, including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, 401k, Life Insurance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, and more!
• Flexible PTO (use what you need, when you need it), in addition to company holidays.
• Casual work environment.
• Mission-driven organization focused on creating healthier fruits and veggies.
• A cutting-edge, driven community looking to lead the industry in innovation and nutrition.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel, and techniques that require fine motor skills and repetitive motions. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

EEO Statement:
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Pairwise we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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