Unlocking the Power of the Genome
Staff Software Engineer, Platform
Location
United States
Posted
131 days ago
Salary
$170K - $250K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Staff Software Engineer, Platform
Illumina
• Languages and associated tooling (DSLs, parsers, compilers) for external and internal system abstractions • Architecting and maintaining distributed computing environments. • Simplify system bottlenecks and proactively re-architect foundational abstractions to support scale • Lead core technical initiatives setting high quality foundations in the codebase • Define and scale experimentation, monitoring, reliability, and observability concepts for production systems • Drive improvements to the core Luminai IDE to deliver a stellar experience for end users • Help champion high performance engineering foundations and practices across the codebase
Job Requirements
- A minimum of 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, that involves spearheading zero to one engineering projects
- Proven track record of shipping high-quality code in challenging projects
- Direct experience designing and implementing high performance systems in production, and an understanding of how to navigate key architectural trade-offs
- Prior experience or working familiarity with modern infrastructure stack (Kafka, Kubernetes etc.)
- Knowledge of parallel computing concepts and distributed systems
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and an ability to work across the stack
Benefits
- Offers Equity
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