Director of Software Engineering

Agilent Technologies

. Own software engineering execution across the complete product lifecycle, from concept through development, verification, release, sustaining engineering, and lifecycle management .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesLead💰 $184,800 - $346,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading software engineering organizations through the complete product lifecycle, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and quality standards while fostering a high-performing team culture. Capable of translating customer needs into actionable software strategies and managing dependencies across diverse engineering domains.

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Software Engineering LeadershipRegulatory ComplianceSystems ThinkingProduct Lifecycle ManagementStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentSoftware ArchitectureTechnical Problem-SolvingQuality AssuranceCybersecurityReliability EngineeringAI-Enabled Engineering PracticesEmbedded Software DevelopmentCloud ServicesAPI Development

Soft Skills

Change LeadershipExecutive CommunicationInfluencing SkillsTeam DevelopmentCustomer Orientation

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree in Software EngineeringBachelor's Degree in Bioinformatics

Industry Keywords

Regulated Life-ScienceDiagnosticPharmaceuticalEmbedded SystemsEnterprise Informatics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own software engineering execution across the complete product lifecycle, from concept through development, verification, release, sustaining engineering, and lifecycle management
Partner with Product Management and R&D leadership to translate customer needs and business priorities into executable software strategies and roadmaps
Establish predictable planning, development, and release processes while balancing new-product development, platform investment, technical debt, sustaining engineering, and regulatory commitments
Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing software engineering organization responsible for analytical products
Provide leadership across instrument and embedded software, desktop applications, enterprise informatics, cloud services, APIs, and data platforms
Develop engineering managers, senior technical leaders, and individual contributors; attract and retain software engineering talent
Manage dependencies across software, firmware, hardware, systems engineering, automation, and scientific workflows
Provide senior leadership visibility into risks, tradeoffs, and investment needs
Lead globally distributed teams and create an integrated engineering operating model across regions
Ensure software development practices meet quality and regulatory expectations
Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams on lifecycle practices, design controls, verification and validation, documentation, traceability, and audit readiness
Help teams adopt AI-enabled and automated engineering practices where they improve productivity, quality, and speed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related technical discipline required
Minimum of 5 years experience formally or informally leading people, projects and/or programs
Deep software engineering and architecture credibility with strong systems thinking and technical problem-solving capability
Proven ability to lead and develop engineering organizations and other engineering leaders
Ability to balance technical quality, speed, customer needs, regulatory requirements, and business priorities
Strong understanding of software quality, cybersecurity, reliability, and regulated development
Strong product and customer orientation, change-leadership capability, executive communication, and stakeholder management
Ability to influence across a distributed, multi-business organization and openness to new technologies and engineering approaches
Experience leading globally distributed teams
Experience with regulated life-science, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, or related customer environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Eligibility for bonus
Stock
Benefits
Option to work remotely
Inclusive workplace
Disability assistance during the application or interview process