Staff Engineer, Software

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Do you have a passion for innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries? With over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific you’ll help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges, from giving cancer patients hope, ensuring safe drinking water and helping law enforcement tackle cases through forensics. We empower our teams to put science into meaningful action and give our R&D colleagues the autonomy, resources and tools they need to take science a step beyond.

How you will make an impact

You will be part of an innovative software team that develops instrument software that control an instrument and allows scientists to interact with instrument features intuitively. You will work closely with product managers and engineering teams around the world to develop the instrument. You will work on sophisticated solutions using full stack technology and reusable UI components.

What you will do

• Design and implement features based on requirements and specifications.
• Well verse in object-oriented programming and functional code design.
• Develop a novel UX, implementing the design provided by an internal team
• Development and support of GUI, analysis, communications, and instrument control software
• Integration of algorithms & mathematical functions for identification and quantification of data collected by instruments
• Understand the business needs, analyze the workflows, and carry out integrations across different sub-components.

 

How you will get here

Education:

Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• 10+ years of software development experience in the software industry, preferably involving hardware and software integrations. Candidates with varying levels of experience are encouraged to apply and may be considered for positions commensurate with their experience.
• 10+ years of knowledge of current software development methodologies, cybersecurity, recent trend in cybersecurity and its remediation methodology.
• 3+ years strong experience in AI tools, techniques, solutions using LLMs, RAG, AI agents
• 10+ years of strong experience with modern web technologies and full-stack development is required.
• Experience in source control (i.e., GitHub) and CI/CD pipeline.
• Previous experience of developing web applications using front-end technologies like Angular, React, VueJS and Electron is a plus.
• Proven background in core Java or Python.
• Good understanding of data structures, design patterns, object-oriented design, and algorithms used in programming.
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills. Ability to manage high priority tasks and adapt to changes in priorities. Effectively communicates and illustrates ideas; contributes critically and positively to a team.

Leadership Skills

 

• Strategic Leadership : Sets a clear vision, aligns priorities, and drives execution toward business goals.
• Decision-Making : Makes timely, data-driven decisions while balancing business priorities and risks.
• Communication & Influence : Communicates with clarity and inspires alignment across diverse teams and levels.
• Results Orientation : Translates strategy into measurable outcomes while maintaining focus on quality and continuous improvement.

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with an annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving sophisticated analytical challenges, growing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our distributed team of more than 130,000 colleagues delivers an unrivalled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.