Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Illumina • singapore, singapore • Posted June 18, 2026

About the Role

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

What you’ll do

  • Design, build, and maintain backend subsystems powering our industry‑leading DNA sequencing instruments
  • Take ownership of features and components from design through production, delivering high‑quality solutions
  • Contribute to engineering standards, tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and development best practices
  • Design for reliability, observability, and performance — making deliberate tradeoffs across architectural attributes
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence through technical proposals, reviews and sharing
  • Work in project teams across the US and Singapore
  • Collaborate with scientists, domain experts, and cross‑functional partners to translate complex genomics problems into robust software solutions

Who you are

  • You have strong development experience in designing and building APIs and services, ...