The Role
Responsible for system design, automation, and improving engineering best practices, focusing on data compliance and the developer experience through collaboration and leadership on key initiatives.
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Who We Are & What We Do
At Helix, our mission is simple: to help everyone improve their lives through their DNA.
Ready to make a real-world impact with your skills? At Helix, we're transforming healthcare by making genomics a standard of care. We partner with health systems and life science companies to accelerate the integration of genomic data into clinical practice. Join us in building a future where healthcare is personalized, proactive, and powered by genomics.
What is special about this role?
In this role, you will be working on cross company initiatives from data privacy to developer experience, delivering critical platform projects for a leading genomics company. You will lead initiatives involving agentic AI and design systems and patterns for engineers at Helix. Your role will impact the company as a whole and improve how engineering operates and interacts with Data.
This team is at the intersection of where data is produced, processed and used. It is a critical role which ensures that data collected translates to data which can be used in a compliant manner. We act as the interface between Engineering & downstream data users.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- System Design & Stability: Leverage expertise in software engineering to design stable and efficient systems.
- Automation & Workflows: Design, build, and maintain automation and agentic workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
- Engineering Best Practices: Drive and champion strong engineering best practices within the team.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineers and product managers across various teams to develop shared solutions.
- Optimizing Developer Experience: Focus on improving the developer experience, particularly regarding integration with Agentic AI.
- Business Impact: Contribute to a range of business and operational areas, including privacy, engineering tooling, and internal tools, with a direct impact on scaling our core operations and meeting revenue commitments.
About you:
- Strong enthusiasm for AI technologies, such as Agentic AI, with practical experience using AI tools and knowledge of current AI trends to improve work processes.
- Experience provisioning infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CDK).
- Strong architectural experience, including the ability to identify poor design patterns and accurately weigh the pros and cons of different designs.
- You have >4 years of experience in software engineering, with a demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive projects to completion.
- Proficiency with programming languages like Python, Go, Javascript/Typescript, Ruby, Java, C#, or C++.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively to find solutions.
- Excellent English skills (both written and verbal).
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Pluses:
- Experience with managing, developing, or designing (CI/CD) deployment & integration pipelines
- Personal projects demonstrating initiative and drive
- Interest in platform engineering, software architecture, infrastructure, or software design
- Experience maintaining and enhancing data pipelines that support critical business operations.
- Experience working with regulated software, with familiarity with CLIA/CAP or HIPAA regulations
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For more information or to make an accommodation request reach out to [email protected].
Expected Interview Process:
1) Recruiter Screen 2) Manager Screen/Tech Screen 3) Onsite 4) Offer
We take care of our team with benefits that provide flexibility and support for your growth - what we call prestaciones superiores a las de la ley.
- Competitive Compensation: A strong base salary plus an annual performance bonus and Helix equity.
- Expected Helix Base: $101,333 - $131,145 MXN/monthly
- Expected Helix Discretionary Annual Bonus: 5% of your annual salary
- Comprehensive Health: 100% employer-paid premium for our Bronze Family Health Insurance plan, with eligibility from your first day.
- Equity: We offer generous equity at Helix. If you receive a Helix offer your recruiter will book dedicated time with you to educate you on our equity model.
- Allowances & Stipends:
- Home Office Stipend: we will reimburse up to $500 USD for essential workspace items, so you are fully equipped to perform your best.
- Phone Allowance: 700 MXP monthly.
- In-Office Perks: 80 MXP daily for transport and 250 MXP daily for snacks on office days.
- Generous Time Off: Flexible vacation policy plus all national holidays.
- Hybrid & Remote Flexibility:
- Hybrid: Our office is located at WeWork - Varsovia, Mexico City. We gather intentionally in our office space once per week to work on things like pair programming/live collaboration, skillshare sessions, social segments, team lunches, and volunteering opportunities. Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, CDMX.
- Remote (for team members living 80 km or more outside Mexico City): We'll invite you to our CDMX office 3-6 times a year for key training and team meetings. These visits are a great chance to connect in person and strengthen our Helix community. Helix cover travel and accommodation.
What To Expect During Your First 90 days:
- First 30 days: you’ll spend time learning the Helix way, completing training and onboarding for your roles, and getting introduced to your team and relevant stakeholders. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of our customers, our products, the impact we make in the lives of our communities, and how to thrive at Helix through participation in Helix U.
- Day 30 - 60: you’ll spend time contributing to projects, deeply familiarizing yourself with team and company processes, and developing a deeper understanding of Helix’s products, services and capabilities.
- Day 60 - 90: you’ll build your OKRs with your manager, start to take ownership of projects and initiatives on your team, and begin to demonstrate your impact on the Helix mission.
Helix is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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CompensationThe base pay range for this role is MX$101,333 – MX$131,145 per month.
Top Skills
Ansible
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
Terraform
Typescript
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The Company
What We Do
Helix is a rapidly growing startup focused on personal genomics. Helix has a simple but powerful mission: to empower every person to improve their life through DNA. We’re creating an ecosystem where people can explore diverse and uniquely personalized applications provided by high-quality partners.
Why Work With Us
We are collaborators—scientists, engineers, designers, marketers, and more—working across four offices to solve complex challenges locked within the human genome. We are biased toward action as we strive to uphold integrity in sequencing, science, and communication. At Helix, transparency, collaboration, and empowerment drive us in all that we do.
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