Agentic Software Engineer, Sr Staff

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Fertility stipend

401k with profit sharing

Stock purchase plan

Mental health platform

Education benefits

Job summary

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc in Irvine, CA is seeking a senior AI and automation leader to set the direction for a domain, integrating agentic tools into CI, infrastructure and SDLC workflows, and mentoring engineers. You will partner with cross-functional teams, scale platforms with multi-agent orchestration, and define best practices for AI-driven automation across engineering, testing and deployment.

This role requires leadership, deep cloud expertise, and a passion for scalable, data-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Software Eng, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 12–15 years developing tools for CI, test automation, infrastructure build/planning and domain/tool direction-setting.
• Deep technical leadership across AI tools, automation and test engineering for a domain or product area, with AWS/GCP and cloud infra experience.
• Experience directing development of AI-assisted automation tools within engineering workflows, including multi-step agent workflows.

Responsibilities

• Set AI and Automation direction for a domain or product area, embedding agentic tools as primary methodology for CI, infra and SDLC workflows.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for AI, automation and infrastructure decisions across teams.
• Build multi-agentic orchestration platforms to scale engineering and accelerate workflows.
• Define and adopt AI implementation best practices across teams.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align AI automation with business needs.

Skills

AI and automation leadership

AWS/GCP cloud infra

Orchestration tools

Test automation

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Master's preferred

Tools

Kiro

Claude Code

Playwright

Shiplight

AWS Terraform

CodeX

Cursor

Job description

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Set AI and Automation direction for a domain or product area, embedding agentic tools as the primary methodology for CI, infrastructure and SDLC workflows.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for AI, automation and infrastructure decisions across multiple teams.
• Build multi-agentic orchestration platforms and applications to scale-up the engineering team, execute workflows faster and enable data driven decision making.
• Drive definition and adoption of AI implementation best practices, including agent orchestration and oversight, across teams.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align AI automation and priorities with business needs.

What You Bring:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (Master's preferred).
• Work Experience: 12-15 years developing tools for CI, test automation, infrastructure build/planning, including direction-setting across a domain or product area, and hands-on adoption of agentic or AI-assisted automation tools.
• Deep technical leadership across AI tools, automation and test engineering for a domain or product area, with strong AWS/GCP and cloud infrastructure experience for building and deploying applications at scale.
• Proficiency directing the development of AI-assisted automation tools within the engineering workflow, including orchestrating multi-step agent workflows to accelerate platform development, test engineering, and the SDLC.
• Experience with modern agentic and test automation and development tooling (e.g., Kiro, Claude Code, Playwright, Shiplight, AWS/Terraform, CodeX, Cursor etc).
• Mentoring senior engineers and cross-functional stakeholder management, coordinating automation and test priorities across teams.

Location:

This position must be based in Irvine, CAand requires the employee to be located within commuting distance of the office.

Total Rewards Package:

At Bio-Rad, we’re empowered by our purpose and recognize that our employees are as well. That’s why we offer a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Program that provides value, quality, and inclusivity while satisfying the diverse needs of our evolving workforce. Bio-Rad's robust offerings serve to enrich the overall health, wealth, and wellbeing of our employees and their families through the various stages of an employee’s work and life cycle.

Benefits:

We’re proud to offer a variety of options, including competitive medical plans for you and your family, free HSA funds, a new fertility offering with stipend, group life and disability, paid parental leave, 401k plus profit sharing, an employee stock purchase program, a new upgraded and streamlined mental health platform, extensive learning and development opportunities, education benefits, student debt relief program, pet insurance, wellness challenges and support, paid time off, Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s), and more!

Compensation:

The estimated base salary range for this position is $179,400 to $246,600 at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of offer, if applicable, and is based on several factors we believe fairly and accurately impact compensation, including geographic location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other job permitted factors. This position is eligible for a variable annual bonus, which is dependent upon achievement of your individual objectives and Company performance.

Who We Are:

For 70 years, Bio-Rad has focused on advancing the discovery process and transforming the fields of science and healthcare. As one of the top five life science companies, we are a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of high-quality research and clinical diagnostic products. We help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Bio-Rad offers a unique employee experience with collaborative teams that span the globe. Here, you are supported by leadership to build your career and are empowered to drive change that makes an impact you can see.

EEO Statement:

Bio-Rad is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and we welcome candidates of all backgrounds. Veterans, people with physical or mental disabilities, and people of all race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin and citizenship status are encouraged to apply.

Agency Non-Solicitation:

Bio-Rad does not accept agency resumes, unless the agency has been authorized by a Bio-Rad Recruiting Representative. Please do not submit resumes unless authorized to do so. Bio-Rad will not pay for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.