Software Engineering Lead, Volta Labs
$160-190k
+ Equity Program
5+ days a week in office (Seaport District, Boston)
Genomics applications company revolutionizing sample preparation
Be an early applicant
Genomics applications company revolutionizing sample preparation
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-190k
+ Equity Program
5+ days a week in office (Seaport District, Boston)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To transform the way biological research and analyses are performed, allowing scientists to focus on what they do best - pushing the boundaries of biology.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of software engineering experience with significant ownership of complex systems
- Strong leadership experience, including hiring, mentoring, and scaling engineering teams
- Proven track record with embedded systems (firmware & Linux)
- Experience designing backend services and cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent)
- Demonstrated ability to build scalable and maintainable software systems
- Excellent communicator and cross-functional collaborator
- Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment with evolving requirements
- Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself positively contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of genomics!
Desirable
- Robotics or automation software experience
- Biomedical or medical device software experience
- Exposure to regulated environments or quality system
What the job involves
- You'll join a team of innovative thinkers who love to experiment, collaborate, and win together
- We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of automation, biology, computing, robotics, design, and user experience to benefit our customers and the world
- We’re looking for a Software Lead to define the architecture and execution of our full-stack software platform — spanning embedded firmware, embedded Linux, cloud infrastructure, and customer-facing tooling
- This is a hands-on, high-impact role at the intersection of systems engineering, cloud services, embedded software, and automation
- Lead and grow the software engineering team across firmware, embedded, backend, and cloud domains
- Define and own the overall software architecture for robotics platforms and cloud services
- Drive software development from design through delivery and long-term maintenance
- Establish development processes, standards, and best practices
- Implement scalable infrastructure for remote monitoring, dashboards, and over-the-air updates
- Collaborate closely with hardware, mechanical, systems, product, and operations teams to ensure cohesive end-to-end system design
- Manage external software vendors and contractor partnerships
- Participate in hiring, mentoring, and performance development
- Within 3 months you'll...
- Dive deep into our platform architecture and cross-functional workflows
- Establish early patterns for architecture, tooling, and engineering processes
- Begin scaling engineering practices to match product needs
- Within 6 months you'll...
- Own key cross-stack domains and drive major architectural decisions
- Mentor and support software engineers across teams
- Lead delivery of significant system capabilities
- Within 12 months you'll...
- Be the primary software technical leader influencing long-term roadmap and cross-functional priorities
- Have built out scalable practices and demonstrated impact on product and team performance
Our take
The world has undergone a genomic revolution. What the entire world could not do two decades ago - sequence a human genome - a scientist can easily do today and the adoption of sequencing technology is continuing to rapidly increase. Despite these ongoing advancements, preparing samples for sequencing remains a bottleneck, with scientists being held back by existing solutions for sample preparation.
Disruptive innovation is required in order to unlock the true utility of genomics and Volta Labs is taking on that challenge. The Massachusetts-based company is creating a programmable approach to DNA sample preparation with a platform that is providing simple, flexible, and powerful solutions.
What started as a simple graduate project quickly evolved into building biological automation from the ground up. Volta has seen steady growth since its inception in 2018. With the backing of several investment organizations, the company has launched its product to the public and is partnering with genomics tech companies to perfect its sequencing software.
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Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Glassdoor (2.6)
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2024
$4.3m
EARLY VC
Mar 2022
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $24.4m
Company benefits
- Robust Equity Program, to build future wealth through stock options with high growth potential
- Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage, including Medical, Dental, & Vision
- Access to Our 401K Plan, to save for your future
- 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave, which can be taken over 12 months
- Paid Time Off, because we understand the importance of time off for rest and adventure
- 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- Twice Weekly Company Lunches, office snacks, beverages, & treats
- Paid Coffee Meet with Colleague
- Monthly Team Happy Hours
- HSA with monthly company contribution, & FSA
- Sponsored Commuter Benefit Plans
Company HQ
South Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA
Leadership
Udayan Umapathi
(Founder & CEO)Previously worked as a Research Assistant at MIT Media Lab and Purdue University.
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