About Seqera
What is Seqera?
Seqera builds software for scientific data analysis. Its about page says "Seqera is the driving force behind Nextflow, MultiQC, and the Seqera Platform - the modern biotech stack", and that the founders Paolo Di Tommaso and Evan Floden developed Nextflow at Barcelona's Centre for Genomic Regulation before founding Seqera in 2018. The adverts describe the company as the one behind Nextflow and the Seqera Platform, serving "global enterprises, biotech innovators, academic institutions, and public sector organizations". LinkedIn lists Seqera as a privately held software company headquartered in Barcelona with 51-200 employees, and the about page counts "150+" Seqera Enterprise customers.
Where will I work?
Seqera's adverts call it "a global, remote-friendly team with headquarters in Barcelona and colleagues across the US, UK, and beyond". The careers page says "Whether from one of our offices in Barcelona, London or New York, or from the comfort of your home, we want you to feel at ease to reach your full potential". The live adverts are for Barcelona, other locations in Spain including a remote role, London and the US East Coast. The Legal Counsel and Business Operations Analyst adverts say Seqera constantly improves its "in-office and WFH environments".
What is the Seqera team like?
The careers page says "Building diverse teams with an inclusive culture is a core value at Seqera" and invites people to "Use your initiative to work on new ideas and pursue them". The adverts list an "International working environment with more than 25 nationalities" and "A culture where your opinion is valued and your decisions have a real impact on the industry", alongside the "Excitement of a fast-growing startup in a constantly changing environment". According to the careers page the team has "weekly team lunches, bi-weekly social events, annual department offsites and annual company-wide retreats", and the about page counts "100+" Seqera employees. Roles on the board sit in Customer Experience (technical solutions and bioinformatics services), Engineering, and Finance, Legal & Operations.
Work-Life Balance
Five of the nine live adverts list "Flexible working hours" first under the heading "What will you find working at Seqera?". They are the Barcelona Staff Software Engineer and Software Engineer - Platform adverts, the Spain Bioinformatics Engineer - Services and remote Technical Solutions Architect adverts, and the London Technical Solutions Architect advert, so the wording spans Engineering and Customer Experience. The adverts do not state core hours, a required overlap or a weekly hours figure. Time off in the Spain and London adverts is "23 days for vacations per year, 3 days given by Seqera in December, and the national/public holidays according to your location", and the US advert lists "20 days for vacations per year". The careers page adds that people can work from one of the offices or from home.
Perks and Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- 23 days of vacation per year, plus 3 days given by Seqera in December and national or public holidays (Spain and London adverts)
- Equity
- Private health insurance and private life insurance
- Pension Plan (London and Spain Bioinformatics Engineer adverts)
- Home office allowance or bonus valued over 1,000 USD
- Learning and development budget of 1,000 USD per year
- Team retreats and bonding activities, with annual company-wide retreats
- Ticket Restaurant meal vouchers through Cobee and a subscription to the Oliva mental health app (Spain remote Technical Solutions Architect advert)
- International working environment with more than 25 nationalities