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Sr Software Engineer

SG0Illumina Singapore Pte. Ltd
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Senior
4 weeks ago
  • NGS
  • CI/CD
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • C#
  • .NET
  • .NET Core
  • xUnit
  • NUnit
  • Golang
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • TeamCity
  • Jenkins
  • Unit Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • Linux
  • Microservices
  • REST API
  • AI
  • Cursor
  • Claude
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Jest
  • Selenium
  • WebdriverIO
  • Equity
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What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

We are looking for an experiencedsoftwareengineerto join our Instrument Software team. This team develops software that is an integral part of Illumina’s growing fleet of Next Generation Sequencing(NGS)and relatedproducts.This role requires a professional with experience developing and delivering complex software projects. This crucial rolefocuses on developing mission-critical platform services responsible for the reliable movement, storage, and management of sequencing data generated by Illumina instruments. These services mustoperate reliably in the presence of network interruptions, system restarts, power loss events, and other real-world failures while ensuring data integrity and recoverability. 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Development:Develop, integrate, and debug platform software components responsible for the secure and reliable transfer, storage, and management of sequencing data, ensuring correctness and recoverability under real-world failure conditions. 

  • Testing:Contribute toourexisting CI/CD build pipelines, test environments, and automation infrastructure. 

  • Component Design:Evaluate the detailed design of components,identify risks and improvement opportunities, and collaborate withtechnical leaders to drive continuous improvement. 

  • Stakeholder Collaboration:Collaborate with multiple software teams to understanddevelopment needs,identify and addressgaps in the platform,and drive changewithin areas of expertise. 

  • Innovation:Drive innovation at a softwarecomponent and sub-systemlevel and contribute ideas to software road mapping.Maintain awareness of industry trends andcontribute to theevaluationof new software technologies. 

  • Problem Solving: Leverageexpertise in investigation and resolution of technical problems within the department.Assist in troubleshooting complexcustomer issues potentially involving multiple components of the software system. 

Qualifications: 

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field (e.g., Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Software Engineering). 

  • Experience: Minimum of5 years of experience in software development. Experience within the Medical or Life Sciences industry isa plus. 

  • Collaboration:Excellentcommunication and interpersonal skills.Demonstrated success in collaborating in a fast-paced team environment and delivering high-quality software products using established agile development methodologies (such as Scrum, Kanban, etc.) against formal schedules. 

  • Troubleshooting and ProblemSolving:Demonstrated experience designing and implementing fault-tolerant distributed or multi-process systems. Experience with retry strategies, durable state management, idempotent operations, concurrency, asynchronous processing, and system recovery techniques is highly desirable. 

  • Communication:Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to adapt to a diverse environment and work effectively in a global team. 

  • Technical Skills:Strong professional experience developing software in C# and .NET/.NET Core isrequired.Understanding ofobject-oriented analysis and design.Experience with testing frameworks likeMSTest,xUnit,NUnit, or similar.Experience with Go (golang)and developing software for complex hardware systems are both a plus. 

  • Domain Knowledge: Proven ability toanalyze andcontribute to softwarecomponentdesign. Knowledge ofhardware development,medical software, healthcare regulations, cybersecurity best practices,network protocols,orfiletransfer protocolsare allhighlydesirable. Experience with NGS and Bioinformatics is a plus. 

Additional Skills: 

  • Proventrack record of designing and implementing robust software solutions that meet demanding resiliency, availability, and performanceobjectives. 

  • Required experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, GitHub, GitHub Actions, TeamCity,Jenkins ortheir equivalents. 

  • Requiredexperience designing and implementing software quality patterns and practices (continuous integration, static analysis, unit testing, integration testing) and developing software on Linux

  • Required understanding of Service Oriented Architectures (e.g., microservices), REST APIs, and other architectural patterns. 

  • Experienceleveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude) to improve software engineering productivity. 

  • Optional development experiencewith containers and container platforms (e.g.,Docker, Kubernetes), and event-driven design. 

  • Optional experience with web testing frameworks like Mocha, Jest, Selenium /WebDriverIO, or similar. 

Why Join Us: 

  • Opportunity to work on innovative products that make a real difference in healthcare and research. 

  • Collaborative and supportive work environment. 

  • Competitive salary and benefits package. 

  • Professional growth and development opportunities. 

The estimated base salary range for the Sr Software Engineer role based in the United States of America is: $129,400 - $194,000. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. The range reflects long‑term growth in the role; therefore, most candidates are hired between the minimum and middle of the range. Placement depends on experience, skills, location, and internal equity. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.


We are a company deeply rooted in belonging, promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission. Built on a strong foundation, Illumina has always prioritized openness, collaboration, and seeking alternative perspectives to propel innovation in genomics. We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race. We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and offer opportunities to engage in social responsibility. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information. Illumina conducts background checks on applicants for whom a conditional offer of employment has been made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Background check results may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. The background check process and any decisions made as a result shall be made in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws. Illumina prohibits the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the application and interview process. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact accommodations@illumina.com. To learn more, visit: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected or the requisition has a sufficient number of qualified applicants. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Sr Software Engineer · SG0Illumina Singapore Pte. Ltd

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