Lilly

Healthcare

SeniorDirector,SoftwareEngineering-SiliconValleyHub

$177–293k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Director, Software Engineering - Silicon Valley Hub at Lilly. Skills: Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, AI application stack. Lead architecture and design. Write production code”

What You'll Achieve.

Accelerate Lilly's mission

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Translate ambiguous problems

Eligibility Requirements

Some travel expected

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, Demonstrated experience leading architecture, design, and delivery of production systems, Technical Experience with multiple programming languages

Nice to Have

Prior engineering management experience

What You'll Do.

Lead architecture and design

Write production code

Set the bar for code quality

Set the bar for testing

Set the bar for operability

Lead engineering teams

Provide technical direction

Provide design review

Provide day-to-day mentorship

Partner with product managers

Partner with designers

Partner with architects

Partner with SPE leadership

Translate ambiguous problems

Drive adoption of platform standards

Drive adoption of architecture patterns

Drive adoption of engineering practices

Evaluate emerging technologies

Build proofs of concept

Work across SPE teams

Ship integrated solutions

Bring an external perspective

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Partner resources

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication

Process & Methodology

Roadmaps, Milestones

Full Job Description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. Lilly's Software Product Engineering (SPE) organization builds the platforms and products that power how Lilly discovers medicines, runs clinical trials, manufactures at scale, brings therapies to market, and supports patients across their care journey. Our portfolio spans agentic AI platforms, drug discovery tooling, connected lab and clinical systems, patient-facing digital products, and enterprise developer infrastructure used across the company. SPE engineers ship software that is used daily by Lilly scientists, clinicians, commercial teams, and patients themselves. We are growing our Bay Area engineering presence to be closer to the talent, partners, and pace of innovation that the region uniquely offers. As a Software Engineering Lead based in the San Francisco Bay Area, you will be a senior technical contributor and team leader working on the platforms and products at the core of SPE's portfolio — shaping architecture, raising the engineering bar, and helping us build software that meaningfully accelerates Lilly's mission. **What You 'll Be Doing**: As a Software Engineering Lead, you will operate as both a hands-on senior engineer and a technical leader. You will own architecture and design for systems used across SPE, write production code on the highest-leverage components, and lead engineering teams delivering software used across Lilly. Specifically, you will: * Lead architecture and design across multiple platform

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