Senior Software Engineering Director

4 weeks ago


La Jolla, California, United States Exact Sciences Full time

Job Title: Director, Software Engineering

Job Summary:

The Director, Software Engineering will provide leadership and guidance to the software engineering team, ensuring the successful delivery of software projects and initiatives. This role will interact with other leaders in the company and is responsible for ensuring software projects are undertaken with confidence and minimal oversight.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide independent confident leadership to the software engineering team.
  • Combine knowledge of business priorities and needs with the capabilities of the team and supporting peer functions to execute on project initiatives with minimal guidance.
  • Bring formalized architectural modeling practices to the team, looking at the big picture but producing detailed architectural deliverables.
  • Raise capabilities in the engineering team, including developing coding, testing, and deployment protocols and best practices.
  • Maintain relationships and transparency with key stakeholders.
  • Execute project delivery to client satisfaction on time, on budget with quality.
  • Develop and grow Software Engineering capabilities for the company as we expand product lines and systems integrations.
  • Leverage technical expertise and industry trends to influence business, product strategy, development, and Quality Engineering best practices.
  • Define and implement engineering standards, including architecture and design principles, database and security standards, documentation standards, coding standards, code-review methodology, and unit-testing methodologies.
  • Ability to lead software development, including knowledge of programming languages, software architecture, and development methodologies like Agile and Scrum.
  • Partner with business and technology teams to prioritize roadmaps and requirements, balancing business need with capacity and technology constraints.
  • Influence senior engineering and business leaders to drive increased capability through engineering processes and technologies.
  • Effectively manage, support, and guide your team, including delegating tasks and responsibilities, assessing employee performance, and providing helpful feedback and training opportunities.
  • Consistent demonstration of exceptional leadership qualities, including the ability to attract and retain the best team, foster a culture of high performance, lead with integrity, humility, accountability, and courage, and set a clear vision to energize teams towards the future.
  • Ability to apply good process management, negotiating, influencing, and problem resolution skills.
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
  • Excellent project communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to articulate complex technical ideas in easy-to-understand business terms.
  • Strong technical leadership and people management skills, ability to drive continuous improvements in organizational performance, efficiency, and career development for employees.
  • Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
  • Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures.
  • Regular and reliable attendance.
  • Ability to lift up to 10 pounds for approximately 5% of a typical working day.
  • Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.
  • Ability and means to travel between all Exact Sciences laboratory locations.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a field related to the essential duties of the job; or High School Degree/General Education Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
  • 10+ years of experience in Information Technology with progressing level of responsibility and technical skillset.
  • 5+ years of experience leading or directing people and/or project teams.
  • Experience in developing large-scale, high-volume services, distributed systems, and microservices-based architectures.
  • Proficient in core technologies such as Java, JavaScript frameworks like Angular or React, SQL and NoSQL databases, Terraform, messaging brokers like Kafka, and caching technologies.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
  • Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of relevant technical and leadership experience.
  • Experience in any of the following areas: ERP, LIMS, Bioinformatics, or clinical data management.
  • Experience working in a regulated environment (SOX, HIPAA, CLIA, GCP, FDA, ISO-13485, and/or IEC).
  • Demonstrated understanding of the Clinical Lab environment.
  • Proficiency in design, implementation, and maintenance of database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL).
  • Enterprise class information technology experience (Custom-COTS Hybrid, Integrated Multi-Channel End-User, Multiple Mobile Platform Delivery, Distributed Big Data).

Salary Range:

$174, $277,000.00

The annual base salary shown is for this position located in US - WI - Madison on a full-time basis and may differ by hiring location.

In addition, this position is bonus eligible, and is eligible to receive company stock upon hire as well as annually.


Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.

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Our success relies on the experiences and perspectives of a diverse team, and Exact Sciences fosters a culture where all employees can develop personally and professionally with a sense of respect and belonging.

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