Staff Software Engineer, Research Systems
Gilead Sciences · Foster City, CA
ResearchFull-time$127k–$164kCompany career page
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Role summary
Gilead Sciences seeks a Staff Software Engineer for Research Systems to design and deploy informatics solutions supporting drug discovery. This senior individual contributor role combines software development, scientific data management, and technical leadership to enhance research productivity across discovery programs.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in scientific or technical discipline plus 5+ years relevant industry experience
- Master's degree in scientific or technical discipline with relevant industry experience
- Software development experience in scientific or research environments
- Database design, data integration, and scientific data management expertise
- Knowledge of drug discovery workflows, laboratory processes, or research methodologies
- Strong communication and ability to engage directly with scientific users
- Experience with cloud research environments, dashboards, or research system integration preferred
What you'll be doing
- Design, develop, test, and deploy scientific software applications and data solutions end-to-end
- Partner with scientists to translate research needs into technical requirements and implementations
- Lead technical workstreams, coordinate developer contributions, and mentor less experienced team members
- Curate, integrate, and maintain scientific data across research platforms and dashboards
- Support research cloud infrastructure, monitor application performance, and identify scalability improvements
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