Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, testing, and implementation of Cepheid next generation software products. In this hands-on role, you will collaborate closely with our Software, Hardware, Research, and Operations teams—as well as other cross-functional partners—to design and develop GenXpert software products and capabilities, while also creating operational tools to boost organizational productivity, reduce waste, and enhance overall efficiency in product development. You will spend approximately 60% of your time coding to bring your designs and architecture to life, ensuring that best practices and innovative solutions are implemented throughout the organization. You will partner with teams across sites to build technical capability at Cepheid.
This position is part of the R&D Department and will be in Bangalore, IDC, India . Our vision is to continuously drive innovation and efficiency in our development processes, leveraging the latest in software and hardware technologies to meet the needs of our global customers.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Lead software architecture, design, development, maintenance, and deployment of products using Agile and Lean software development methodologies
- Design and implement scalable software solutions with 100% hands-on contribution, including conducting design reviews and documenting detailed software designs
- Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks for unit, component, and system-level validation to ensure end-to-end product quality
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including SQA, Marketing, Service, Support, and Program Management to align on product development and delivery milestones
- Utilize industry-standard tools and technologies to exchange technical specifications and design artifacts with engineering teams, ensuring compliance with product requirements
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Engineering degree in computer science or equivalent with 10+ years of experience in software development and system architecture
- Minimum of 3+ years as a technical architect designing system architecture and software applications in regulated environments
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience with AWS cloud development, deployment models, and AWS stack components
- Proficiency in Java, Spring MVC, Angular 2.0, Python, and REST API for web application development
- Full-stack development experience across UI, application logic, and back-end database layers
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Medical Device or an equivalent regulated domain.
- A background in leveraging AI to improve operational performance.
- Experience working with distributed teams in a global setting.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
Skills Required
- Engineering degree in computer science or equivalent
- 10+ years of experience in software development and system architecture
- 3+ years as a technical architect designing system architecture and software applications in regulated environments
- 3+ years of experience with AWS cloud development, deployment models, and AWS stack components
- Proficiency in Java, Spring MVC, Angular 2.0, Python, and REST API
- Full-stack development experience across UI, application logic, and back-end database layers
Cepheid Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cepheid and has not been reviewed or approved by Cepheid.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and paid holidays are portrayed as robust, with formal programs and mentions of generous time off and rollover in some cases. This breadth supports a positive view of time-off availability.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is highlighted repeatedly and is viewed as comprehensive for regular full‑time employees. Descriptions such as “good” or “great” benefits reinforce the strength of the health coverage.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching is consistently included as part of the package. The presence of matching contributions strengthens perceived retirement readiness.
Cepheid Insights
What We Do
Cepheid is dedicated to improving healthcare by pioneering molecular diagnostics that combine speed, accuracy, and flexibility. The company's GeneXpert® systems and Xpert® tests automate highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, providing A Better Way for institutions of any size to perform world-class PCR testing. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio spans respiratory infections, blood virology, women’s and sexual health, TB and emerging infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infectious diseases, oncology and human genetics. The company’s solutions deliver actionable results where they are needed most – from central laboratories and hospitals to near-patient settings. For more information, visit http://www.cepheid.com.
