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Head of Software Engineering(m/w/x)
Architecting AI-driven lab automation systems, with hands-on coding in frontend, backend, and hardware integration. Production software shipping and team building experience required. Startup environment, small team leadership.
Requirements
- Production software shipping experience
- Building and leading roles
- Team building experience
- Hiring, managing, and developing engineers
- Startup or high-growth environment experience
- Roadmap ownership or shaping
- Pragmatic tradeoff decision-making
- Good architectural decisions
- Frontend, backend, data, infrastructure knowledge
- AI agent and coding tool usage
- Point of view on AI's impact on teams
- Genuine interest in biology
- High-autonomy, founder mindset
Tasks
- Lead and coach a small, high-output engineering team
- Translate company strategy into engineering priorities
- Ensure the right projects are built in the correct order
- Maintain hands-on involvement in coding and development
- Set technical direction and architecture for frontend, backend, data pipelines, and lab-hardware integration
- Own the engineering roadmap, deciding what to build, defer, or cancel
- Ship code on high-leverage problems
- Hire and develop a team focused on quality and speed
- Set and maintain high standards for team performance
- Integrate AI-assisted development practices to enhance team efficiency
- Ensure the engineering organization is aligned and moving quickly
- Preserve the team's ability to scale without losing speed
Work Experience
- approx. 4 - 6 years
Education
- Bachelor's degreeOR
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- AI agents
- AI coding tools
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Head of Software Engineering(m/w/x)
Architecting AI-driven lab automation systems, with hands-on coding in frontend, backend, and hardware integration. Production software shipping and team building experience required. Startup environment, small team leadership.
Requirements
- Production software shipping experience
- Building and leading roles
- Team building experience
- Hiring, managing, and developing engineers
- Startup or high-growth environment experience
- Roadmap ownership or shaping
- Pragmatic tradeoff decision-making
- Good architectural decisions
- Frontend, backend, data, infrastructure knowledge
- AI agent and coding tool usage
- Point of view on AI's impact on teams
- Genuine interest in biology
- High-autonomy, founder mindset
Tasks
- Lead and coach a small, high-output engineering team
- Translate company strategy into engineering priorities
- Ensure the right projects are built in the correct order
- Maintain hands-on involvement in coding and development
- Set technical direction and architecture for frontend, backend, data pipelines, and lab-hardware integration
- Own the engineering roadmap, deciding what to build, defer, or cancel
- Ship code on high-leverage problems
- Hire and develop a team focused on quality and speed
- Set and maintain high standards for team performance
- Integrate AI-assisted development practices to enhance team efficiency
- Ensure the engineering organization is aligned and moving quickly
- Preserve the team's ability to scale without losing speed
Work Experience
- approx. 4 - 6 years
Education
- Bachelor's degreeOR
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- AI agents
- AI coding tools
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About the Company
Adaptyv
Industry
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Description
The company builds advanced molecular biology workflows, assay automation, and software infrastructure for protein design.
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