Lilly
Healthcare
SeniorDirector,SoftwareEngineering-SiliconValleyHub
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“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.
Translate ambiguous problems
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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