Senior Manager, Genome Portal Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of the Genome Portal and related digital biology platforms, driving enhancements that improve usability, scalability, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Oversee day-to-day engineering activities, including sprint planning, technical direction, code reviews, deliverable acceptance, release readiness, and engineering best practices across internal and external contributors.
• Guide architecture decisions and oversee backend services, APIs, data integration layers, and integrations with enterprise systems, internal data sources, and external repositories.
• Drive the development of intuitive, user-centered applications and reusable UI components that enable scientists and technical users to efficiently access, explore, and utilize genomic data products.
• Coordinate external development partners, help identify future engineering resource needs, and serve as a primary technical interface with product management, IT, cybersecurity, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure platform performance, security, maintainability, and resilience while identifying and mitigating risks related to infrastructure, scalability, and total cost of ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12 or more years' experience, including 0-2 or more years' supervisory experience or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated leadership of professional-level engineering teams with responsibility for operational execution, performance management, and alignment to organizational objectives.
• Experience leading the design, development, and support of scalable, secure, and maintainable software platforms, web applications, or SaaS products, including backend services, APIs, and data integration layers.
• Proven ability to direct engineering execution, including sprint planning, technical direction, code reviews, release readiness, and development standards.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders while integrating platforms with enterprise systems and external data sources.
• Experience overseeing internal and external development resources to deliver high-quality engineering outcomes.