Hiring: Director/Senior Director of Research Software Engineering Company: Simons Foundation Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:24:31 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Django, Python About the job Experience: •12+ years of software engineering experience, with 7+ years in a leadership or management role •Demonstrated ability to set technical vision, drive architectural decisions, and deliver complex, data-intensive software projects •Proven experience leading full-stack software development teams, including modern web application development •Demonstrated ability to build and develop high-performing engineering teams, with a focus on technical rigor, mentorship, and growth •Strong proficiency in Python and experience with Python-based web development, including frameworks such as Django Required Skills: •The ideal candidate brings an extensive software engineering background, experience building software that makes complex biological or genomic data accessible to research communities, a track record of managing and delivering complex software development projects, and a demonstrated ability to lead teams through complexity and ambiguity. •This is a full-time position based on-site at the Simons Foundation’s New York City offices. Visit the Simons Foundation career page to learn more. •Technical Leadership & Strategy: In close coordination with the Vice President of Informatics, and as part of the Informatics leadership team, define and execute the long-term vision and strategy for researcher-facing software systems and the underlying data infrastructure, and help shape Informatics’ AI strategy. •Technical Excellence: Drive Informatics-wide engineering standards (e.g., testing, documentation, code review, and security) across research software and ensure systems are reliable, maintainable, and scalable. •Team Management: Manage, build, mentor, and scale a team of software engineers, drive adoption of modern engineering practices, and cultivate a team culture that values technical excellence, collaboration, and openness to new ideas. •Project Oversight: Ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of software projects, maintaining visibility into progress, managing risks, and keeping stakeholders informed. •Researcher Experience: Champion the needs of external researchers throughout the software development process, ensuring that systems are intuitive, well-documented, and grounded in how researchers work with scientific data. •Open Science: Ensure that engineering decisions and system designs advance the foundation’s commitment to open science, with FAIR data principles guiding how A&N scientific data is presented, shared, and made useful to the broader research community. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field •Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field •Expertise in bioinformatics, including experience with genomic data processing, analysis pipelines, and related computational methods •Operational familiarity with AWS or other major cloud platforms •Please submit a résumé and cover letter stating your interest in the position. Compensation: •$255,000 - $275,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!