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Joshua Gourneau

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Senior Staff Bioinformatics Software Engineer at Guardant Health
📍 Redwood City, California, United States

Joshua Gourneau is a Senior Manager of Bioinformatics Software Engineering at Guardant Health, where he has risen through the ranks since 2016. He specializes in creating tools with open-source software like Python and Django for processing genomic data. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Outside of work, Joshua has a creative and playful side. He appears to enjoy festival culture, like Burning Man, and has interests in photography and engaging in unique tech projects. His public comments and projects suggest a fun-loving personality and a creative approach to technology.

Unique fact: For a Science Hack Day, Joshua created an application called "Beard Detector" that used a USB microscope to measure the length of beard hair.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Senior Staff Bioinformatics Software Engineer
Job Level
Middle
Location
Redwood City, California, United States
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Bioinformatics Software
His entire recent career at Guardant Health, Synthego, and Ion Torrent has focused on building software and APIs to manage and process complex biological data.
Open Source Development
He explicitly states he creates things with open-source software and has contributed to public projects on GitHub, demonstrating a core professional passion.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Senior Staff Bioinformatics Software Engineer
Guardant Health
10-2021 - 7-2024
Senior Manager, Bioinformatics Software Engineering
Guardant Health
1-2020 - 10-2021
Manager, Bioinformatics Software Engineering
Guardant Health
4-2014 - 5-2016
Software Engineer
Synthego Corporation
11-2010 - 4-2014
Staff Software Engineer
Ion Torrent Systems
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Education
2003 - 2008
Computer Science
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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