Senior Software Engineer
Danaher · Koto-Ku, Tokyo ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Company size
- 1000+
Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, 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 Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today: time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.
We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory.
It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for the design, development, integration, and debugging of software programs related to the Biomek automated liquid handling systems.
This role involves working directly with customers to gather requirements, as well as solving problems through verification and testing using actual laboratory instruments.
In addition, the position includes responsibility for work estimation and project management.
This position reports to the Head of the Automation & Genomics Division and is based at the Tokyo headquarters (Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo). The role also involves collaboration with the R&D software team in Indianapolis, Indiana, including participating in code reviews and attending training sessions.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Apply critical and logical thinking to analyze ambiguous requirements, break down complex problems, and make sound technical decisions
Prototype, design, implement, test, and maintain software for laboratory and medical research devices
Work hands-on with real hardware, supporting device control, debugging, and system integration
Collaborate with global R&D, architecture, and standards teams while independently owning deliverables
Take ownership of a newly established role in Japan and act as a self-starter, proactively identifying problems and driving solutions while helping to define the role’s scope, ways of working, and impact in an environment with limited predefined structure
The essential requirements of the job include:
5+ years of professional software development experience
Strong foundation in object-oriented programming and ability to quickly learn new languages, frameworks, and internal platforms as needed
Proven critical and logical thinking skills, with the ability to reason through complex technical challenges and propose practical solutions
Clear technical communication skills and effective collaboration in distributed teams
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
Programming languages and technologies such as Python, C#, C++, Delphi, WPF, or HTML
Integration of software with physical hardware, laboratory instruments, or automation systems
Working in R&D or integration-focused teams that collaborate closely with central architecture or platform groups
シニアソフトウェアエンジニアは、自動分注装置Biomekに関わるソフトウェアプログラムの設計、開発、統合、デバッグを担当します。顧客と話し、ニーズを吸い上げると共に、研究室で使用する実機を用いた検証を行いながら問題解決を行います。また、業務の見積りおよびプロジェクトマネジメントを行います。
このポジションはオートメーション&ジェノミクス事業本部長にレポートし、東京本社（東京都江東区有明）で勤務すると共にインディアナポリス(インディアナ州)にあるR&Dソフトウェアチームとのコードレビューやトレーニングを受講しながら業務をおこないます。
この役割では、以下の業務を行います:
曖昧な要件や複雑な課題を論理的・批判的に分析し、適切な技術判断を行う
研究機器向けソフトウェアの設計、実装、テスト、保守を担当する
実際のハードウェアを扱い、デバイス制御、デバッグ、システム統合を実行する
グローバルR&Dと連携しながらソフトウェアを制作し、成果物に主体的に責任を持つ
日本で新設された役割の担い手として、自律的に課題を発見・解決し、役割の範囲や働き方、影響力を自ら定義していく
この仕事の必須条件は以下の通りです:
5年以上のソフトウェア開発実務経験
オブジェクト指向プログラミングを理解し、新しい言語、フレームワーク等を迅速に習得できる
複雑な技術課題を論理的に考え、現実的な解決策を示せる思考力
分散チームでの円滑な技術コミュニケーションと協業スキル
以下の経験があれば望ましい。
Python、C#、C++、WPF、HTMLを使用したソフトウェアの開発経験
ハードウェア、研究機器、自動化システムと連携するソフトウェア開発経験
中央アーキテクチャやプラットフォームチームと密に連携するR&D環境での業務経験
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.
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