Director of Software Engineering

Harnham; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative biotech company is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead their growing engineering team. This role offers a unique opportunity to blend leadership with hands-on coding, contributing to impactful product development. As the director, you will drive team growth, provide mentorship, and collaborate across departments to shape product strategies. If you are passionate about technology and have a strong background in engineering leadership, this position could be the perfect fit for you. Join a forward-thinking organization that values your expertise and vision.

Benefits

401(k)

Vision insurance

Medical insurance

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in the industry, preferably in biotech.
• Proven leadership experience, ideally in a director role.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers, ensuring alignment with company goals.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship.

Skills

Python

Leadership

Backend Engineering

Frontend Engineering

Job description

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$210,000.00/yr - $230,000.00/yr

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Location: On-site 2-3 days a week in Downtown SF

About:

This series B biotech company is looking to add leadership to their software engineering team by adding a new director. This is a great role for someone who has led small teams in the past and likes to maintain some hands-on coding work as well.

Role Overview:

You will oversee a growing engineering team and ensure successful product development and execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of engineers, ensuring alignment with company goals.
• Drive the growth and development of the engineering team.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship.
• Contribute hands-on engineering support (approx. 20% of time hands-on coding
• Collaborate with other departments to shape product strategy.

Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of experience in the industry, preferably in biotech and even more preferably in diagnostics
• Proven leadership experience, ideally in a director role.
• Strong proficiency for experience in python
• Experience leading small backend engineering teams, some experience in frontend would be nice

Nice to Have:

• Experience in engineering organizations across multiple companies.
• Previous experience as a director.

Compensation:

• Salary range: 210-230k base

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If you're passionate about leveraging technology to impact lives and have the leadership skills to guide a growing team, we'd love to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative and Engineering

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401(k)

Vision insurance

Medical insurance

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