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title: 'Staff Software Engineer at Seqera'
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# Staff Software Engineer at Seqera

- **Company:** Seqera
- **Location:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/seqera.io/b6eee849-3112-4dbb-9b79-ae679e2e976f

## Job description

Seqera exists to advance science for everyone through software

We provide software for scientists solving today's most complex and important challenges from pioneering innovative therapeutics to unveiling the secrets of our universe. The journey began a decade ago with Nextflow http://nextflow.io/ — open software that helps over 100,000 global scientists analyze and process data, with more power and flexibility than ever before.

Today, Seqera consolidates fragmented data and diverse computing resources into a unified platform. Our modern biotech stack is trusted by over 150 leading life sciences organizations. Empowered with modern software engineering, organizations conduct science faster, on larger datasets, and with more confidence. Seqera accelerates discoveries in an open world.

Would you like to be a part of a company with a bigger purpose and make it successful with your own ideas? If yes, keep reading!

## ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Unified Compute team and take technical ownership of the low-level systems that power how scientific workloads run in the cloud. Our scheduling project (Sched) has gained real momentum, and we need a senior engineer to help build the ecosystem around it to the next level. The core of this role is deep in the stack — Fusion https://docs.seqera.io/platform-cloud/supported_software/fusion/overview (a FUSE filesystem presenting cloud object storage as POSIX), Fusion Snapshots https://docs.seqera.io/fusion/guide/snapshots/ (CRIU-based checkpoint/restore that survives spot-instance reclamation), and Ignite (a container process manager) — with Sched https://docs.seqera.io/platform-cloud/compute-envs/intelligent-compute as the orchestration layer that ties compute together. You'll also support adjacent services such as Groundswell (ML-based resource prediction) and Cloudinfo (multi-cloud pricing/metadata). It's a hands-on senior role with strong architectural influence.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Design, build, and own low-level systems across Fusion, Fusion Snapshots, Ignite, and Sched.
- Write reliable, well-tested code primarily in Go and C, with Rust and JVM (Groovy/Java, Micronaut) where the codebase calls for it.
- Work close to the OS: FUSE filesystems, Linux namespaces, CRIU checkpoint/restore, process supervision, signal handling, static musl builds.
- Tackle multi-cloud orchestration and scheduling: provider abstractions (AWS, Azure, GCP), instance selection, autoscaling, spot-instance fault tolerance, durable async queues.
- Drive performance engineering — chunked I/O, multi-level caching, buffer pools, bandwidth management.
- Set technical direction and raise the standard for testing, observability, and operational excellence.
- Mentor teammates and help onboard new engineers.

## ABOUT YOU

- Deep experience building production-grade systems software, with technical ownership at Staff level.
- Strong in Go and comfortable in C (or C++), close to the operating system.
- Solid Linux internals — filesystems, namespaces, processes, signals, networking — and comfortable debugging at that level.
- Built distributed and/or cloud-native systems and understand the failure modes of running across multiple clouds.
- Write simple, well-structured, well-tested code; optimize for clarity and debuggability.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and driving work independently.
- We use AI every day and expect engineers to use it extensively — you don't need to be an expert, but you must be genuinely open to it.

## NICE TO HAVE:

- CRIU / checkpoint-restore / process migration.
- FUSE or other filesystem/VFS work.
- Rust; JVM (Groovy/Java, Micronaut).
- Container runtimes, Docker internals, Kubernetes.
- HPC/Batch (AWS Batch, Google Batch, Azure Batch).
- Applied ML / data engineering (Groundswell); open-source systems contributions.

WHAT WILL YOU FIND WORKING AT SEQERA?

- Flexible working hours.
- International working environment with more than 25 nationalities.
- Passionate & talented team.
- Continuous skills development.
- Team retreats and bonding activities.
- A culture where your opinion is valued and your decisions have a real impact on the industry.
- Excitement of a fast-growing startup in a constantly changing environment.

## GREAT BENEFITS

- Time off: 23 days for vacations per year, 3 days given by Seqera in December, and the national/public holidays according to your location.
- Equity
- Private health insurance
- Private life insurance
- Home office allowance (valued over 1,000 USD)
- Subscription to Oliva, Mental Health App
- Learning and development budget per year (1,000 USD)

## About Seqera

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Seqera empowers scientists with modern software engineering and data analysis tools, providing the leading bioinformatics platform built on the open-source Nextflow framework.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Barcelona, Spain
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Paolo Di Tommaso, Evan Floden

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Bioinformatics / Life Sciences Software / Scientific Computing
- **Target customers**: B2B – Pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotech research firms, and academic institutions
- **Mission or purpose statement**: Seqera believes in a future in which scientific tools and open datasets combine to deliver incredible outcomes, empowering scientists to solve today's most complex and essential challenges—from pioneering innovative therapeutics to unveiling the secrets of our universe.

## Products & Services
- **Nextflow**: An open-source framework for scalable and reproducible scientific workflows using containers. It enables deployment on any cloud or cluster and is used by tens of thousands of bioinformaticians, clinicians, and data scientists worldwide. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/about/)
- **Seqera Platform (Cloud & Enterprise)**: A unified environment that centralizes data, orchestrates pipelines, and governs infrastructure. It provides an intuitive UI, secure APIs, and real-time collaboration, making data-intensive research scalable, flexible, and compliant. [seqera.io](http://seqera.io/)
- **MultiQC**: An open-source tool for aggregating bioinformatics results into a single report. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/about/)
- **Professional Services**: A dedicated team of bioinformaticians and platform specialists who fine-tune pipelines, troubleshoot issues, and ensure seamless integration with agents and compute infrastructure. [seqera.io](http://seqera.io/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric – Total Funding**: $53.5M across 6 rounds (Series B led by Addition on 2025-05-06, Series A led by Addition on 2022-10-25, Pre-Seed in 2019, and earlier corporate rounds). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqera)
- **Key Metric – Annual Revenue**: $2.0M (per LinkedIn). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqera)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Addition (lead investor), BoxOne Ventures, Talis Capital. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqera)
- **Growth Signals**:
    - 150+ Seqera Enterprise customers. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/about/)
    - 9,000+ Seqera Cloud users and 25,000+ estimated Nextflow users. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/about/)
    - 2.5M+ monthly Nextflow runs. [seqera.io](http://seqera.io/)
    - 100+ employees (with slight YoY decrease of -3.9%). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqera)
    - 12,622 LinkedIn followers (+44.9% yearly growth). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqera)
    - Acquired Tinybio. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqera)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Nextflow Ecosystem Ownership**: As the commercial entity behind Nextflow (the global standard in bioinformatics with a community of 100,000+ scientists), Seqera has a deep, defensible moat. [seqera.io](http://seqera.io/)
- **Open-Source Foundation**: Built on an open-science ethos, fostering a massive community (1,900+ Nextflow contributors, 140+ curated nf-core pipelines) that drives adoption and innovation. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/about/)
- **Agentic Bioinformatics**: A forward-looking platform designed for agentic workflows and AI-based drug discovery, positioning the company at the cutting edge of scientific computation. [seqera.io](http://seqera.io/)
- **Proven ROI**: Customers report 24% reduction in time-to-results, 40%+ reduction in cloud cost per run, and 81% reduction in compute costs for RNA-Seq. [seqera.io](http://seqera.io/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the Platform**: Deepening integration with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and expanding the Seqera Platform’s capabilities for enterprise and AI-driven research. [seqera.io](http://seqera.io/)
- **Empowering Agentic Workflows**: Building a unified environment where scientists and agentic workflows operate side by side, enabling autonomous, auditable scientific discovery. [seqera.io](http://seqera.io/)
- **Global Expansion**: Operating in 18 countries (including the US, UK, Canada, Vietnam, and Brazil) and growing the customer base across pharma, biotech, and healthcare. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqera)
- **Open Science Leadership**: Continuing to invest in the Nextflow and nf-core communities to maintain the standard in bioinformatics and drive open collaboration. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/about/)

## Why Work Here
- **Impactful Mission**: Employees work on critical problems—from personalized immunogenic vaccines to new diagnostics—directly shaping the future of science. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/careers/)
- **Culture & Values**: “We embrace open,” “Take ownership,” and “Continuous learning” are core principles. The company fosters an inclusive, open-source-driven culture. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/careers/)
- **Employee Ownership**: All employees are encouraged to participate in the company’s long-term success through ownership opportunities. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/careers/)
- **Work Environment**: Flexible remote/office policy. The Barcelona office features weekly team lunches, bi-weekly social events, annual department offsites, and company-wide retreats. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/careers/)
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive healthcare packages for all employees globally, plus a dedicated budget for lifelong learning and professional development. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/careers/)
- **Talent & Team**: Join a highly experienced, diverse team from around the world, working on challenging problems with cutting-edge technology. [seqera.io](https://seqera.io/careers/)

## Sources
1. [seqera.io/about](https://seqera.io/about/)
2. [seqera.io](http://seqera.io/)
3. [seqera.io/careers](https://seqera.io/careers/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/seqera](https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqera)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/seqera.io](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/seqera.io)

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