Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack

Staff Software Engineer – Full Stack

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.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented software engineer to join a cross-functional team responsible for building and maintaining advanced visualization tools for high-throughput data. These tools are designed to enable engineers and scientists to explore, debug, and interpret high-dimensional and complex data efficiently.

This role will contribute both to new visualization platform development and to the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of existing visualization software that is widely used by internal development teams as well as by users in the field.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance visualization tools capable of handling large-scale, high-dimensional data
• Contribute to the architecture and implementation of new visualization features and workflows that support internal development and field use.
• Maintain and improve existing visualization applications to ensure reliability, performance, and usability.
• Collaborate closely with scientists, engineers, and other stakeholders to translate complex data and requirements into intuitive visual representations.
• Diagnose and resolve performance, scalability, and usability issues in production visualization software.
• Write clear, maintainable, and well-tested code following established software engineering best practices.
• Develop and enhance automated integration system, test framework and unit tests

Requirements:

• Experience developing production-quality software in one or more modern programming languages.
• Experience with data visualization, UI/UX for technical users, or interactive data exploration tools.
• Familiarity with handling large datasets and performance-sensitive applications.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tool (e.g. Github Copilot, Cursor)
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
• Extensive experience developing front-end user interfaces with Angular/React, TypeScript, WebGL, WebAssembly, CSS
• Extensive experience developing back-end microservices (e.g. Python, C#)
• Proficiency in desktop and web application development (such as Electron, etc)
• Proficient with source control management repositories (such as GIT, SVN, etc.)
• Experience building AI-driven interfaces that translate complex model outputs into intuitive, actionable UI components and data visualizations

Desired:

• Experience with Python and Python visualization libraries
• Experience with scientific, bioinformatics, or other high-throughput data domains.
• Experience optimizing visualization pipelines for large or streaming datasets.
• Exposure to maintaining and evolving legacy or widely deployed software systems.
• Experience working with users in both development and field environments.
• Be customer-focused, team-oriented, and motivated, taking ownership of assigned tasks
• Have proven ability to self-manage, as well as manage interdisciplinary relationships
• Have proven verbal and written communication skills

Education & Experience:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, EE, Bioinformatics, or related field
• 7+ years of professional software development experience

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.