ELEGEN is hiring a
Senior Staff Software Engineer

Summary

The job is for an experienced software engineer at Elegen, a well-funded biology-based economy company specializing in DNA synthesis. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining software tools for research and production teams, collaborating with various departments, and contributing to the company's technology platform and culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field
• 12+ years of relevant industry experience, or PhD with 8+ years of relevant industry experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Expertise in commonly used backend technologies in both Python and GoLang
• Experience managing cloud infrastructure with IaC tools (Terraform, Pulumi, CDK)
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and managing releases (Dev, Stg, Prod)
• Familiar with Agile software development principles and goals
• Familiar with common software development practices, including tracking, version control, and continuous testing, integration, and deployment (Github Actions)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in interdisciplinary teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain software tools used by both our research and production teams to advance the manufacture of genes
• Collaborate with product managers, the Production Lab, Apps, Business Intelligence(BI), Bioinformatics, R&D, and other software teams to ensure the tools support their needs
• Provide appropriate data access to the molecular biology, data science, and BI teams
• Work with the existing team of bioinformaticians to build appropriate AWS infrastructure for their solutions
• Directly shape the software architecture and be involved in the long-term company direction
• Enhance the CI/CD processes of the company, including building the infrastructure for long-running regression tests of bioinformatic solutions
• Be part of an on-call rotation to support the software you’ve helped develop
• Contribute to Elegen’s technology platform, direction, and culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building software in regulated environments
• Experience building and maintaining mission-critical production environments
• Capable of building rudimentary front-end user interfaces for internal use
• Familiarity with molecular biology reactions and methods
• Able to come into our San Francisco Bay Area office once a week

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• Learning Allowance
• 401K
• Flexible PTO
• Short Term Disability
• Fitness Allowance