LGC PT provides support services to API. These services include packaging and shipping, customer service, sales and marketing, finance, and IT. LGC PT also offers an ISO / IEC 17043 accredited proficiency testing program for clinical laboratories outside of the United States who prefer a different schedule and sample format than U.S. laboratories.
Together, API and LGC PT support the American Proficiency Institute proficiency testing program, which is known for its innovation and exceptional service.
API administers all technical and regulatory aspects of the PT program; its team of Medical Laboratory Scientists are experts in proficiency testing with 174 years of combined experience in PT. The team is responsible for program planning, sample procurement, statistical review of participant data, performance evaluation, and technical support.
API is backed by LGC PT's customer service team, who are renowned for their personal and responsive service. In addition, the LGC PT Supply Chain assembles and ships >145,000 PT kits to API participants each year, with processes designed to help ensure the accuracy of the PT kits.
Job Description
The Senior Software Engineer is a highly experienced technical professional responsible for design, modernization, and ongoing support of critical software systems that underpin the operations of API. As an essential member of the Software Development Team, they play a critical part in shaping the organization's technical direction, influencing architectural decisions, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, secure, and maintainable software. The Senior Software Engineer serves as a subject matter expert, champions engineering best practices, and contributes to the long-term technology roadmap in support of business objectives.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership and Strategy
- Lead the design, development, modernization, and maintenance of enterprise software applications supporting API and LGC Proficiency Testing operations.
- Influence and guide architectural decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, performance, and security.
- Advise leadership and stakeholders on strategic technology choices, emerging technologies, and technical investments.
- Contribute to the development and execution of the organization's technology roadmap.
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor for complex initiatives and critical business projects.
Software Design & Development
- Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software solutions using modern development practices.
- Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices and coding standards.
- Own the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across multiple systems and environments.
Engineering Excellence
- Help to drive adoption of modern development practices (Agile, CI/CD, DevOps).
- Lead initiatives to strengthen automated testing, including unit, integration, and UI testing frameworks.
- Conduct design reviews and code reviews to ensure technical excellence and knowledge sharing.
- Promote documentation standards and maintain technical knowledge repositories.
Mentorship and Team Development
- Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to junior and mid-level developers.
- Promote best practices in coding standards, testing, documentation, and DevOps.
- Support a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and collaboration within the development team.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of professional software development experience (or equivalent expertise).
- Expertise in one or more programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript.
- Strong knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and system design.
- Experience with databases, APIs, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and microservices architecture.
- Deep understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and modern engineering practices.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to handle ambiguity.
- Experience leading or mentoring development teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Experience leading technical teams or acting as a technical lead.
- Expertise in cloud-native development and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tooling.
Key Competencies
- Technical leadership and strategic thinking
- Mentorship and team development
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Adaptability in a fast-evolving technical environment
Join LGC and become part of a team that values collaboration, integrity, and brilliance in all we do. We are committed to encouraging a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute to our mission. Our positive and inclusive culture ensures that we can compete and succeed in our goals while encouraging respect and innovation.
Our values:
- PASSION
- CURIOSITY
- INTEGRITY
- BRILLIANCE
- RESPECT
LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.
For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of professional software development experience (or equivalent expertise)
- Expertise in one or more programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript
- Strong knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and system design
- Experience with databases, APIs, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and microservices architecture
- Deep understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and modern engineering practices
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to handle ambiguity
- Experience leading or mentoring development teams
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- Experience leading technical teams or acting as a technical lead
- Expertise in cloud-native development and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tooling
LGC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LGC and has not been reviewed or approved by LGC.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA/HSA options are consistently part of the package, and private medical is cited where applicable in the UK. Coverage is often characterized as solid alongside other core benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contribution in the U.S. and pension schemes in the UK, complemented by life and disability insurance. These elements are highlighted as part of a standard-to-competitive core package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and family leave are broadly available, with some sites offering a year‑end shutdown. Flexibility and local leave programs contribute to a generally well-rounded time‑off offering.
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What We Do
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range. LGC’s tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimise food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products. LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. LGC’s core purpose of Science for a safer world and its core values of passion, curiosity, integrity, brilliance and respect, drive its culture. As of 30 June 2021, it employs 4,350 employees, of which over 1,175 employees hold PhD and/or master’s degrees. Its products and services are delivered by highly qualified and experienced teams, operating from a global network of accredited sites that showcase its scientific and manufacturing capabilities.
