Director, Software Engineering
Element Biosciences · San Diego - Headquarters
Posted 12 days ago · $180,000 - $254,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days Element Biosciences's roles stay open a median of 43 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 83% of Element Biosciences's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Element Biosciences
- high 9 stale, 0 reposted of 18 open
- Hiring momentum
- 27 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Element Biosciences's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Element Biosciences.
About this role
The Director of Software Engineering at Element Biosciences will lead a team of developers responsible for software that powers multi-omic instruments and platforms. This hands-on role involves writing production-grade code, driving architecture, and managing team growth and performance. The director will also collaborate across various teams to ensure software delivery aligns with company goals while adhering to regulatory standards.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Element Biosciences as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioengineering, or related field
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years directly managing engineering teams
- Track record shipping production-grade software across the full stack
- Hands-on fluency with Go, React, MongoDB, Redis, gRPC, GraphQL, Temporal, Ubuntu, AWS
- Daily fluency with AI coding assistants like Cursor or Claude
Nice to have
- Advanced degree preferred
- Experience with life sciences, multi-omic, DNA sequencing, or scientific instrumentation software
- Cross-organizational or inter-company collaboration experience
What you get
- Base compensation pay range of $180,000 - $254,000
- Eligible for stock options
- Discretionary annual bonus
- No cost health insurance plans
- 401k with company match
- Flexible paid time off
Worth weighing
- Daily onsite role in San Diego, CA
- Must be flexible in working hours for customer support during non-regular business hours
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Listed by Element Biosciences on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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