Director, Software Engineering

Element Biosciences

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.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

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

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