Senior Software Engineer – Team Lead (Wädenswil, hybrid home/office)
Creoptix AG, a brand of Malvern Panalytical, provides the next-generation bioanalytical instruments based on proprietary Grating-Coupled-Interferometry technology. Our products support drug discovery and life science research across industry and academia.
Your Role And Responsibilities
In this hybrid role, you will lead a small core team of experienced software and data science professionals while contributing directly as a hands‑on developer (approximately 60–80% development, 20–40% leadership). You will report to the R&D Manager.
As Senior Software Engineer, you will:
Collaborate with hardware/software engineers and application scientists to translate domain‑specific requirements and use cases into robust technical designs.
Drive architectural improvements to ensure scalability, maintainability, and future readiness.
Develop new features while ensuring backward compatibility and a consistent user experience.
Maintain and refactor existing codebases with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and clean coding practices.
As Team Lead, you will:
Work closely with the product manager, other team members, and broader stakeholders to define and prioritize product features.
Liaise with external project partners to define and coordinate their contributions.
Organize and contribute to DevOps processes including feature and milestone planning, user stories, code reviews, testing, retrospectives and documentation.
Facilitate alignment between software development and hardware/applications development workstreams.
Required Qualifications
Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communication ability in English.
Proven experience in object‑oriented design and clean coding practices.
Experience in DevOps processes and tools, ideally within Azure.
Proficiency in C# and modern .NET frameworks (WPF preferred).
Strong sense of ownership and attention to code quality.
Eligibility to work in Switzerland.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience as software development lead or software product owner.
Experience with asynchronous programming and memory management.
Knowledge of API design, performance tuning, and embedded systems.
Multilingual development experience (e.g., Rust, Julia, Python, C++).
Experience with scientific instrumentation and real‑time data processing.
Experience with other biomolecular interaction analysis techniques (e.g., SPR, BLI).
Experience with deploying data science or ML models in production.
What We Offer
A collaborative, interdisciplinary team with many Ph.D. holders.
A culture of innovation, ownership, professionalism, and continuous learning.
Opportunities to work on cutting‑edge technology with real‑world impact.
EEO Statement
Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. Although we select the most qualified applicant for each role without regard to race, sex, age, or any other protected class, we are an inclusive, equal opportunity organization that prizes diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.
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