Agilent Technologies

Manager, Instrument Software Engineering

Agilent Technologies$180K — $281K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree or equivalent experience required.
  • 7+ years in software engineering with at least 2 years in people leadership or a tech-lead role.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud-native backend systems and data services (Kubernetes, Go/.NET).
  • Experienced in managing legacy support teams and contractor management.
  • Demonstrated collaboration in a distributed, cross-time-zone environment.

Responsibilities

  • Own the daily delivery of platform and data services, including data ingestion and transformation.
  • Manage the legacy support work and related contractor teams.
  • Oversee hiring, performance reviews, and growth of team members.
  • Coordinate with peers across regions to maintain SDKs and data models consistency.
  • Establish sprint priorities and ensure high delivery quality and standards.
  • Lead adoption of AI development tools and oversee migration from monolith to microservices.

Benefits

  • Option for remote work.
  • Full-time weekly schedule structure.
  • Emphasis on professional growth and development.
  • Potential for eligibility for bonuses and stock options.
  • Supportive of work-life balance through flexible scheduling.
Full Job Description
Manage a software engineering team delivering platform and data services, together with an associated legacy / sustaining-support team staffed by contractors. A hands-on engineering manager / senior tech-lead role accountable for day-to-day delivery, engineering quality, and people growth within a distributed, multi-time-zone organization, with a clear growth path. Key responsibilities • Own day-to-day delivery of the team's platform and data services - including ingest, transformation, and replication work. • Manage legacy and sustaining-support work and the associated contractor team. • People management - hiring, performance, and growth for the team. • Coordinate with peer teams across regions to keep shared SDKs, contracts, and data models consistent. • Set sprint-level technical priorities and uphold delivery quality and engineering standards. • Lead the team's adoption of agentic-AI development and test tooling, and the monolith to microservices transition for its services. Qualifications Required Qualifications • Bachelor's or Master's Degree or equivalent plus directly relevant experience. • 7+ years in software engineering, with 2+ years of people leadership or a strong tech-lead-to-manager trajectory. • Hands-on with data services and backend distributed systems on a cloud-native stack (Kubernetes, Go and/or .NET). • Experience with legacy / sustaining-support work and with managing contractor teams. • Strong collaboration in a distributed, cross-time-zone organization. Preferred Qualifications • 5+ years applying AI/ML, including hands-on use and deployment of agentic AI in development and test workflows (AI-assisted coding, automated testing). • Strong container-based orchestration (Kubernetes): deployment, tuning, and model serving. • Delivery in rapid release cycles within a regulated environment (21 CFR Part 11 / GxP). • Hands-on decomposing legacy monoliths into microservices - specifically transforming workstation-based enterprise applications into containerized client-server web applications. Additional Details This job has a full time weekly schedule. It includes the option to work remotely. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least June 24, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted. The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $180,000.00 - $281,250.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations Travel Required: 10% of the Time Shift: Day Duration: No End Date Job Function: R&D

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies is a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets. With more than 50 years of insight and innovation, Agilent instruments, software, services, solutions, and people provide trusted answers to customers' most challenging questions. The company generated revenue of $5.34 billion in fiscal 2020 and employs 16,600 people worldwide.
Learn more about Agilent Technologies
Size
17,400 employees
Market Cap
$44.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$810 million
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+8.9%
Revenue
$5.5 billion
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