Director, Software Engineering
Element Biosciences · Headquarters
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Role summary
Element Biosciences seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead a full-stack team building software for multi-omic instruments and platforms. This hands-on role balances individual contribution (60%) with team leadership and mentorship (40%), requiring expertise across frontend, backend, cloud, and instrument software.
What they're looking for
- Senior technical leader with shipped production-grade software across full stack
- Proven track record building and growing high-performing engineering teams
- Experience with frontend (React), backend (Go), AWS cloud services, and instrument software
- Comfortable with design controls, validation, and regulated software environments
- Proficiency with AI development tools (Cursor, Claude) and agentic SDLC workflows
- Strong architectural thinking and ability to mentor on code quality and observability
What you'll be doing
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team spanning frontend, backend, cloud, and instrument software engineers
- Set technical direction, define priorities, and align team execution with product roadmaps
- Own hiring, performance management, career development, and budget for the team
- Contribute hands-on code across the stack and drive architecture for customer-facing and internal products
- Champion adoption of agentic SDLC practices and AI tooling across the team and broader software organization
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