Software Engineering Manager

Overview

At QIAGEN, we are driven by a simple but powerful vision: making improvements in life possible. 

We’re dedicated to revolutionizing science and healthcare for the better. From our entrepreneurial roots to our current global presence, we've grown into a force for positive change. With thousands of employees across six continents, collaboration is our greatest strength. We’re always striving to identify talented individuals to join our exceptional teams.
We have played a pivotal role in shaping modern science and healthcare, and we're just getting started. If you're someone who thrives on new challenges, values diversity and wants to make a tangible difference in people's lives, then QIAGEN is the place for you.

At QIAGEN, every day is an opportunity to make a real-life impact.

Join us, grow with us, and together, let's shape the future of biological discovery.

About the opportunity

Join QIAGEN's growing software engineering organisation in Cluj and help shape the future of software solutions that support healthcare and diagnostics worldwide. In this role, you will lead a talented team of engineers while remaining actively involved in technical design and development. Working closely with Product, UX, DevOps, Quality, and Regulatory teams, you will influence architectural decisions, drive engineering excellence, and deliver scalable cloud-based solutions that have a meaningful impact on patient outcomes.

Your tasks:

Technical Leadership & Hands-on Contribution

• Actively contribute to system design and implementation while owning and evolving the technical direction across architecture, design, and development, with a focus on code quality, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Lead technical decision-making, manage technical debt, and drive engineering best practices including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and performance optimisation.

Team Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team through regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and psychological safety that enables high team performance.

Delivery & Execution

• Own sprint planning, execution, and delivery commitments to ensure the predictable delivery of high-quality features aligned with the product roadmap.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and delivery bottlenecks to maintain delivery momentum.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product Management, UX, QA, DevOps, and Regulatory teams to drive alignment and successful product delivery.
• Translate product requirements into clear technical plans and execution strategies while providing technical input on roadmap planning and feasibility assessments.

Quality, Compliance & Reliability

• Champion quality-first engineering practices and design systems for reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, security, and data protection requirements while driving incident management and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your profile:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Extensive experience in software engineering, including proven team leadership experience.

• Strong hands-on expertise in Scala and Java with the ability to guide complex technical decisions.

• Experience building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS and/or GCP.

• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, engineering quality practices, and modern development methodologies.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills within international and distributed teams including fluent English language skills.

• Experience in healthcare, life sciences, bioinformatics, regulated software environments, analytics platforms, React, Angular, or Vite is considered an advantage.

What we offer

• Bonus/Commission 

• Local benefits  

• Referral Program 

• Volunteer Day 

• Internal Academy (QIALearn)  

• Employee Assistance Program  

• Hybrid work (conditional to your role)

Our people are the heartbeat of everything we do. Passion drives us as we push boundaries to innovate and evolve. We inspire with our leadership and make an impact with our actions. We cultivate a collaborative, supportive environment where each individual and team can flourish. We champion accountability and encourage entrepreneurial thinking. 

QIAGEN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or disability.