Director of Software Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the software engineering process throughout the entire product lifecycle, from initial concept to development, verification, release, sustaining engineering, and lifecycle management.

• Collaborate with Product Management and R&D leadership to convert customer requirements and business priorities into actionable software strategies and roadmaps.

• Create predictable planning, development, and release processes while effectively managing new product development, platform investments, technical debt, sustaining engineering, and regulatory responsibilities.

• Lead, develop, and expand a high-performing software engineering team dedicated to analytical products.

• Offer leadership across instrument and embedded software, desktop applications, enterprise informatics, cloud services, APIs, and data platforms.

• Mentor engineering managers, senior technical leaders, and individual contributors, while attracting and retaining software engineering talent.

• Oversee dependencies among software, firmware, hardware, systems engineering, automation, and scientific workflows.

• Provide senior leadership with insights into risks, trade-offs, and investment requirements.

• Manage globally distributed teams and establish an integrated engineering operating model across various regions.

• Ensure that software development practices adhere to quality and regulatory standards.

• Collaborate with Quality and Regulatory teams on lifecycle practices, design controls, verification and validation, documentation, traceability, and audit readiness.

• Assist teams in adopting AI-enabled and automated engineering practices that enhance productivity, quality, and speed.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related technical field is required.

• At least 5 years of experience in formally or informally leading individuals, projects, and/or programs.

• Strong credibility in software engineering and architecture, complemented by excellent systems thinking and technical problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop engineering teams and other engineering leaders.

• Capability to balance technical quality, speed, customer needs, regulatory obligations, and business priorities.

• In-depth understanding of software quality, cybersecurity, reliability, and regulated development processes.

• A strong focus on product and customer needs, along with skills in change leadership, executive communication, and stakeholder management.

• Ability to influence within a distributed, multi-business organization and a willingness to embrace new technologies and engineering methodologies.

• Experience in leading globally distributed teams.

• Background in regulated life sciences, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, or similar customer environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for bonus.

• Stock options.

• Comprehensive benefits.

• Flexibility to work remotely.

• An inclusive workplace culture.

• Disability assistance available during the application or interview process.