Xaira Therapeutics
Lab Software Engineer
$184K–$259K
South San Francisco, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Experience
- Senior level: 5+ years of industry experience building and deploying data capture and analytics solutions for scientific data. Earlier-career candidates: strong academic or early industry experience; no specific number of years stated.
- Education
- Degree in Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology, Computational Biology, or a related field.
About the job
Build and deploy software and data systems that capture, process, organize, and make laboratory data available for analysis to support drug discovery.
What you'll do
- Develop software to capture data from lab instruments and automate instrument-data processing.
- Define data models and schemas for experimental samples and data with computational and experimental teams.
- Develop APIs and analysis tools, and help configure and manage LIMS/ELN systems.
What they ask for
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or C#.
- Solid understanding of laboratory workflows and data.
- Working knowledge of SQL database queries and table design.
- For senior-level candidates: proven delivery of lab-scientist solutions, requirements gathering and system design, and experience leading technical projects and cross-functional execution.
Nice to have
- Experience with ELN/LIMS systems; Benchling is preferred.
- Experience with cloud computing environments; AWS is preferred.
Pay
$184,500 - $225,500 annually (base salary); $213,000 - $259,300 (total cash compensation). Currency code not stated.
Tools
Python, C#, SQL, AWS, Benchling, LIMS, ELN
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