Software Engineer II

Overview In this role, you join Tempus to advance Genomics AI initiatives within a fast-paced product-driven environment. You will own end-to-end features, integrating generative AI tools to accelerate development and prototype solutions. You’ll work on scalable microservice architectures and data-heavy backend/frontend work, collaborating across cross-functional teams. Your mentoring and hands-on leadership will elevate engineering standards while delivering impactful cancer research and treatment solutions. This is a chance to shape AI-enabled healthcare tooling and drive real-world impact. Compensation / Benefitssalary range: CHI $85,000-$130,000full range of benefitsincentive compensationrestricted stock unitsmedical and other benefits ResponsibilitiesOwn end-to-end design, implementation, and delivery of core features aligned to quarterly goalsIntegrate Generative AI tools and autonomous coding agents into workflow to speed up feature development and testingWrite clean, resilient code using enterprise design patternsContribute to microservice and database architecture decisions with a focus on scalability and cachingIdentify dependencies, surface roadblocks early, and coordinate with PMs and other engineersSupport junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and coaching Key requirements3+ years of professional software development in an agile environmentStrong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, and React or other modern frontend frameworksHands-on experience with GenAI coding tools and agents (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, LLM APIs)Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and caching (Redis)Designing RESTful/GraphQL APIs and working in distributed/microservice architecturesCloud experience (GCP or AWS) and CI/CD pipelinesmentoring and coachingcross-team collaborationproblem solving with data-driven approachesGenAI / AI-assisted development toolsRESTful/GraphQL APIsPostgreSQL/MySQL, Redis