Hiring: Staff Software Engineer, LIMS Company: San Diego Stealth Startup Location: San Diego, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 10:24:03 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, CI/CD, GCP, Git About the job Experience: •7+ years building software for clinical or molecular diagnostics labs. Required Skills: •This role is a unique opportunity to own a central piece to the overall success of the company. •Build out and/or extend the LIMS. Ensure that the LIMS supports straightforward definition and use of workflows, so LIMS is the source of truth for every sample’s state through the lab. •Build the integration layer between LIMS and the lab-automation devices — worklist generation, step logging back to LIMS, error capture, reagent lot tracking (lot ID, expiration, usage per sample). •Model the sample → preparation → assay execution → analysis → results traceability chain for high-throughput laboratory workflows. •Own the data model and sample chain-of-custody contract that downstream systems (ordering systems, analysis orchestration, reporting portals) rely on. •Ensure every step is recorded to meet 21 CFR Part 11 audit requirements. •Interface directly with the Director of Lab Automation on the software ↔ hardware interfaces. •Interact with lab and other end users to map out requirements and priorities and ensure that user acceptance criteria are met. Qualifications: •Hands-on LIMS experience — customization, extension, and integration with lab instrumentation. Direct experience with at least one commercial or open-source LIMS (e.g. Senaite / Bika, LabKey, OpenSpecimen, Benchling, LabWare, STARLIMS, LabVantage, or Sapio) or direct experience developing a custom LIMS used with a high-volume production assay. •Sample-tracking data-model experience for high-throughput complex laboratory workflows; multi-step, multi-instrument, batch-level QC gates, per-sample lineage, reagent lot tracking. •Full stack programming experience with modern programming languages and best practices, spanning the UI, APIs, and backend databases along with git-based workflows and CI/CD in a validated system •Regulated-environment experience, e.g. 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 13485, ISO 15189, CAP / CLIA, or GxP. •BS or MS in Computer Science, Bioengineering, or a related field or equivalent industry experience. Track record with production systems weighs more than credentials. •Comfortable with lab-automation APIs, e.g. Hamilton STAR, SPT Firefly, Thermo KingFisher, etc. You talk to them; you don’t need to script the methods. •Operational familiarity with cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) providers and services available — enough to work with cloud-hosted services. Compensation: •$174,000 - $185,000 / 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!