Lead Software Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer for our “Seqera Platform” team: a customer‑facing product delivered both as a cloud and an on‑premises solution that enables scientists to solve complex problems in biotech with a set of modern tools at their fingertips, and administrators and collaborators to have the access they need to scientific research.

• You will lead a team of highly talented engineers who design, implement, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code across our full software stack.
• Engage extensively with your product team and cross‑functionally. This involves interpreting and integrating customer feedback into the development cycle to ensure our products not only meet but exceed user expectations.
• Collaborate with your fellow engineers to develop the best engineering practices, improving processes, documenting and creating onboarding artifacts, helping with hiring, identifying and prioritizing technical backlog and generating a valuable impact on the engineering culture in Seqera.

• Strong foundational knowledge in software engineering, with experience in front‑end and back‑end development and ability to ramp up quickly on new frameworks and technologies.
• Experience writing optimized, well‑tested, and secure code in both front‑end and back‑end settings, including efficient algorithms, coding standards and security measures.
• Proven experience designing, modeling, and operating database systems, guiding data modeling decisions, schema evolution and performance trade‑offs.
• Experience with API design and best practices, handling requests from multiple clients and products within the Seqera Ecosystem.
• Experience building cloud applications, with at least one major cloud provider and distributed architecture on top of its service offering.
• Familiarity with container technologies and orchestration such as Kubernetes and Docker Compose.

• Knowledge of HPC and batch solutions, both on‑premise and in the cloud (AWS Batch, Google Batch and/or Azure Batch).
• Experience with Angular and React.
• Passion for the whole application life cycle, including deployment, monitoring, maintenance and iteration.
• Experience in both Enterprise and SaaS architectures.

• Flexible working hours.
• International working environment with more than 25 nationalities.
• Passionate & talented team.
• Continuous skills development.
• Team retreats and bonding activities.
• A culture where your opinion is valued and your decisions have a real impact on the industry.
• Excitement of a fast‑growing startup in a constantly changing environment.

• Time off: 23 days for vacations per year, 3 days given by Seqera in December, and the national/public holidays according to your location.
• Equity.
• Private health insurance.
• Private life insurance.
• Home office allowance (valued over 1,000 USD).
• Subscription to Oliva, Mental Health App.
• Learning and development budget per year (1,000 USD).

Seqera is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We welcome all candidates, regardless of background, to apply for the position that inspires them. Join us and help us build a global company that everyone is proud to be part of.

By learning from and with each other, we ensure our ability to drive innovation and make better decisions toward our mission. Our culture provides a genuinely fun, inclusive, and challenging environment that will allow you to grow while making a huge difference in human health and beyond.