Senior Software Engineer

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.

Senior Software Engineer – Full Stack

Illumina is seeking a highly motivated Full Stack Software Engineer to join the Bioinformatics organization. Our teams develop software that helps scientists organize, analyze, and interpret complex biological data from Illumina’s multi-omics technologies.

Our products combine interactive web applications, large scientific datasets, and long-running computational analyses. Engineers work across new product experiences and established codebases, delivering new capabilities while improving existing systems safely and incrementally.

Responsibilities

• Independently deliver full-stack features across user interfaces, backend services, databases, and external integrations.
• Build workflows for ingesting, organizing, transforming, analyzing, and presenting scientific data.
• Create highly interactive visual experiences for exploring and manipulating large, complex datasets.
• Extend and modernize established applications while improving maintainability, performance, reliability, and test coverage.
• Collaborate with scientists, product partners, designers, and engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and iterative delivery.

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience developing data-intensive web applications with complex, interactive user interfaces.
• Strong TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS skills, using Angular, React, or a comparable framework.
• Strong Java or Kotlin experience developing backend services with Spring Boot or a similar JVM framework.
• Experience with REST APIs, service integrations, asynchronous processing, SQL, and relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Experience with cloud and container technologies, automated testing, CI/CD, and responsible use of AI-assisted development tools.
• Demonstrated success delivering high-quality software using Scrum, Kanban, or similar collaborative development practices.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with open-source visualization frameworks, canvas, WebGL, SVG, scene graphs, or spatial interaction patterns.
• Experience with AWS, object storage, messaging systems, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, or Helm.
• Experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and secure multi-user applications.
• Experience developing genomics, bioinformatics, scientific computing, or multi-omics software.
• Experience with releases requiring documented requirements, traceable testing, review evidence, and controlled changes.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, with five or more 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. 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.