Agilent Technologies

AVP – Instrument Software Engineering

Agilent Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Santa ClaraCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $282,240 - $441,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Own end-to-end software engineering for platform components and lab workflow software—spanning instrument control, data pipelines, scientific analysis, and shared services.
  • Translate enterprise software strategy into scalable delivery plans, engineering standards, and quality metrics.
  • Partner closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and R&D leaders to ensure tight alignment from roadmap to release.
  • Drive the transition from legacy, monolithic architectures to modern, composable architecture.
  • Ensure software portfolio meets high standards of reliability, performance, scalability and user experience.
  • Operationalize Generative AI and ML tools within the SDLC to improve developer productivity, code quality, and release velocity.
  • Lead and develop distributed, global engineering teams across regions and product lines.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of progressive engineering leadership with experience in modular architectures for on-prem or cloud-based environments
  • Proven experience leading large-scale modernization efforts in customer-facing software (e.g., CDS, mass spectrometry software, cell analysis platforms, or similar scientific software)
  • Deep understanding of modular, distributed architectures across on-prem, hybrid, or cloud environments
  • Demonstrated success building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations in a matrixed, global setting.
Benefits
  • eligibility for bonus
  • stock and benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringdata pipelinesscientific analysisGenerative AImachine learningmodular architecturecloud environmentson-prem environmentssoftware quality metricsperformance scalability
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationstrategic planningteam developmentalignmentmodernizationproblem-solvingglobal team managementengineering standards
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Engineering