Sr Manager, Software Engineering

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has commercially launched Guardant360®, Guardant360 CDx, Guardant360 TissueNext™, Guardant360 Response™, and GuardantOMNI® tests for advanced stage cancer patients, and Guardant Reveal™ for early-stage cancer patients. The Guardant Health screening portfolio, including the Shield™ test, aims to address the needs of individuals eligible for cancer screening.

Job Description

About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced The Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead our engineering teams at Guardant Health India. In this role, you will be responsible for managing multiple software development teams, collaborating with stakeholders across geographies, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and cloud-native applications. You will work closely with engineering leadership at our Palo Alto headquarters, requiring a few overlap hours to ensure smooth collaboration.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong leader who has grown from a hands-on development background and is passionate about building robust, cloud-native solutions in a fast-paced and mission-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Management: Lead and mentor engineering teams, ensuring high performance, technical excellence, and career growth for team members.
• Collaboration with Global Teams: Work closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams both in India, and at our Palo Alto HQ, ensuring alignment with company goals and engineering best practices.
• Technical Strategy & Execution: Drive the technical roadmap and architecture for cloud-native applications, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Development & Best Practices: Foster a strong engineering culture with an emphasis on CI/CD, test automation, and DevOps practices.
• Cloud & Containerization: Build and maintain applications in a containerized environment (Kubernetes, AWS preferred), ensuring efficient deployment and scaling strategies.
• Full Stack & Backend Development: Guide teams in Full Stack and Backend development using React, Java, and RESTful APIs.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure high code quality, reliability, and test automation to meet regulatory and business requirements.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in the Life Sciences industry.
• Experience working with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), LabVantage preferred.
• Familiarity with regulated environments such as HIPAA.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role managing multiple teams.
• Hands-on experience in Full Stack or Backend development with technologies such as React, Java, and RESTful APIs.
• Strong expertise in building cloud-native applications in a containerized environment (Kubernetes, AWS preferred).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and a strong test automation mindset.
• Excellent communication and written skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams, including leadership at Palo Alto HQ.
• Ability to manage distributed teams and work in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

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