Lab Software Engineer
Xaira Therapeutics · South San Francisco, California, United States
Posted 13 days ago · $152,000 - $205,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days Xaira Therapeutics's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Xaira Therapeutics's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Xaira Therapeutics
- high 12 stale, 1 reposted of 24 open
- Hiring momentum
- 33 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 Xaira Therapeutics's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Xaira Therapeutics.
About this role
As a Lab Software Engineer at Xaira Therapeutics, you will work within a data and bioinformatics engineering team, focusing on the intersection of AI and drug discovery. Your responsibilities will include designing and developing software to interact with lab instruments, building scalable data processing pipelines, and collaborating with various teams to define data models for experimental samples. This role demands a proactive approach in a fast-paced environment, aiming to create impactful software solutions for therapeutic development.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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 Xaira Therapeutics as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of industry experience building and deploying data capture and analytics solutions for scientific data (for Senior level)
- Proven track record of delivering impactful solutions for lab scientists (for Senior level)
- Demonstrated successes of gathering requirements from scientists and translating them into a system design (for Senior level)
- Experience leading technical projects, working independently and driving cross-functional execution (for Senior level)
- Strong academic or early industry experience in scientific data analysis, database design or data integration (for earlier career candidates)
- Hands-on experience with data model development on scientific projects (for earlier career candidates)
Nice to have
- Degree in Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology, Computational Biology, or a related field
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or C#
- Solid understanding of laboratory workflows and data
- Experience working with ELN/LIMS systems, experience with Benchling preferred
- Experience developing software to interface with laboratory instruments
What you get
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Base salary, bonus, and equity
- Open, flexible, and friendly work environment
- Platform for long-term career development
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or frameworks mentioned, which may indicate a lack of clarity in the tech stack
- Role may involve a mix of high and low throughput experiments, which could vary daily
- Base pay range provided, but actual salary may vary based on multiple factors
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Listed by Xaira Therapeutics on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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