Staff Software Engineer

Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc.; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapid Micro Biosystems, based in Lexington, MA, seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join its R&D software Engineering team. The ideal candidate will independently design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software across front-end and back-end systems, and contribute as a secondary technical leader to ensure architectural consistency and ongoing development progress.

This role requires strong communication with multidisciplinary teams, experience in cloud and on-prem deployments, CI/CD

Qualifications

• Self-motivated, full-stack software engineer able to design, develop, test and deploy high-quality software.
• Secondary technical leader who can back up the Software Architect and maintain architectural consistency.
• Experience with modern software engineering practices, front-end and back-end development, cloud and on‑premises deployments, CI/CD automation, and Agile methods.

Responsibilities

• Independently design, develop, test, and deploy software solutions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering, scientific and product teams.
• Contribute to technical design decisions and ensure architectural consistency.
• Act as secondary technical leader and backup to the Software Architect.

Skills

Full-stack development

CI/CD

Cloud deployment

Agile development

Frontend development

Backend development

Job description

Winning the race to bring new healthcare products safely to a waiting world drives Rapid Micro Biosystems (RMB) to combine today’s innovative technologies as never before. Your career at RMB puts you at the center of diverse global teams that span robotics, AI, Machine Learning, imaging, microbiology, and more, re-shaping how urgently needed pharmaceuticals are made, tested, and released for decades to come. The sky’s the limit.

Careers at RMB are fast-moving, with the high growth you’d expect from a world leader in microbiology automation. Advancement at RMB affords an opportunity to achieve your personal goals and develop your passions, in an inclusive environment where every employee has the resources and opportunities to hone their skills. You’ll do more, learn more, and have the ability to make a profound impact on our business.

The Staff Software Engineer reports to the Development Manager within the R&D organization. This role is a key member of a highly collaborative Software Engineering team.

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, full-stack software engineer who is capable of independently designing, developing, testing, and deploying high-quality software. As the secondary technical leader of the development team, this individual will serve as the primary backup to the Software Architect, contributing to technical design decisions, maintaining architectural consistency, and ensuring continuity of development efforts.

This position requires a strong background in modern software engineering practices, front-end and back-end development, cloud and on-premises deployments, CI/CD automation, and Agile development methodologies. Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering, scientific and product management teams are essential.

ABOUT RAPID MICRO BIOSYSTEMS:

Rapid Micro Biosystems creates, sells, validates, and services innovative products for fast, accurate, and efficient detection of microbial contamination in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, biologics, biotechnology products, medical devices, and personal care products.

The company’s Growth Direct™—the first and only growth-based system to automate rapid compendial QC Micro testing—ensures data integrity, compliance, and operational efficiencies driven by rapid methods and automation.

Rapid Micro Biosystems is dedicated to providing groundbreaking technology and products to support companies in their journey to achieve greater reliability, efficiency, and better predictability, ultimately providing higher quality products for improved patient outcomes.

Rapid Micro Biosystems is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. Our research & development, and manufacturing operations are located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Additionally, we maintain field offices in Freising, Germany; Switzerland, and Singapore.

Rapid Micro Biosystems is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity. Applicants for employment and employees are reviewed on their individual qualifications for a position. Under no circumstances will Rapid Micro Biosystems discriminate against qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religious creed, retaliation, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, mental illness, genetics, choice of health insurance, marital status, age, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.