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Software Engineering Manager

Chicago, IL, USFull-time2026-10-19 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Manage multiple engineering teams to deliver software systems for translational data science in biology, medicine, and healthcare.

Role type

Senior Software Engineering Manager (Strategy & Leadership)

Builds

Large-scale research data ecosystems, computing resources, applications, and tools for the scientific community.

Domain

Biomedical informatics / Translational Data Science

Required skills

Team leadership, engineering process design, project management, technical strategy, resource allocation, performance management, system design, code review, stakeholder communication

Preferred skills

Full-cycle software development, cross-functional team management, Python, Golang, Javascript, microservices, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes), CI/CD, biomedical informatics domain knowledge

Technologies

Python, Golang, Javascript, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Postgres, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Spark, AWS, GCP, GitHub Actions

Responsibilities

Lead teams of software engineers to achieve project objectives; define and improve engineering processes; participate in strategy execution and staffing; oversee design and implementation of technical tasks; manage employee performance and career development; negotiate technical decisions and advocate for optimal solutions; design new systems and tools; formulate specifications for complex installations and upgrades.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities