Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today: time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.

We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory.

It's all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we're just beginning. Working together, let's put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for the design, development, integration, and debugging of software programs related to the Biomek automated liquid handling systems.

This role involves working directly with customers to gather requirements, as well as solving problems through verification and testing using actual laboratory instruments.

In addition, the position includes responsibility for work estimation and project management.

This position reports to the Head of the Automation & Genomics Division and is based at the Tokyo headquarters (Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo). The role also involves collaboration with the R&D software team in Indianapolis, Indiana, including participating in code reviews and attending training sessions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Apply critical and logical thinking to analyze ambiguous requirements, break down complex problems, and make sound technical decisions
• Prototype, design, implement, test, and maintain software for laboratory and medical research devices
• Work hands-on with real hardware, supporting device control, debugging, and system integration
• Collaborate with global R&D, architecture, and standards teams while independently owning deliverables
• Take ownership of a newly established role in Japan and act as a self-starter, proactively identifying problems and driving solutions while helping to define the role's scope, ways of working, and impact in an environment with limited predefined structure

The essential requirements of the job include :

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong foundation in object-oriented programming and ability to quickly learn new languages, frameworks, and internal platforms as needed
• Proven critical and logical thinking skills, with the ability to reason through complex technical challenges and propose practical solutions
• Clear technical communication skills and effective collaboration in distributed teams

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Programming languages and technologies such as Python, C#, C++, Delphi, WPF, or HTML
• Integration of software with physical hardware, laboratory instruments, or automation systems
• Working in R&D or integration-focused teams that collaborate closely with central architecture or platform groups

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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