Illumina: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 142

  open professional roles

• 183

  opened in the last 90 days

  191 in the last 12 months

• 8%

  of roles are remote

• 20

  states hiring

  California, Colorado, Maryland, Alabama, Massachusetts, Texas

What it hires for: Engineering (72), Sales (20), Finance (9), Human Resources (9), Legal (8). By level: senior ic (55), director (42), senior manager (26), early career (25), mid level (21).

Where: San Diego, CA (76), US - California - San Diego (50), 2 Locations (4), Hayward, CA (4), California (3), Remote (3), Texas (3), US - Remote (3).

Main hubs: San Diego, CA (76), Hayward, CA (4). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.

Illumina hiring at a glance

• We have tracked Illumina's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 195 professional roles in that time.
• 10 of Illumina's 82 open roles (12%) are entry-level or early-career.
• 12 open roles (15%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include AWS Bedrock, Claude, Databricks, Microsoft Copilot (M365).
• Of the 45 open roles that state where the work happens, 18 remote, 25 hybrid, 2 on-site.
• Among open roles, 54 say the employer cannot sponsor a visa.
• 42% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 27% for Medical Devices employers.
• 3 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 33 days ago.
• By open professional roles, Illumina ranks #45 of 182 Medical Devices employers we track.

What Illumina asks for

AI tools named: AWS Bedrock (2), Claude (2), Databricks (2), Microsoft Copilot (M365) (2), Copilot Studio (1), PyTorch (1). AI certifications named: Generic 'AI/ML certification' (1).

How Illumina compares with Medical Devices employers

Median across 179 Medical Devices employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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Open roles

• Senior Director, Embedded SystemsSan Diego, CA · $225k–$337k
• Field Service Engineer 2 - ColoradoDenver, CO · $75k–$112k
• Field Service Engineer 2 - Atlanta, GA OR Birmingham, ALAtlanta, GA
• Vice President, Core Product ManagementSan Diego, CA
• Executive Territory Account Manager - Mid AtlanticAnnapolis, MD · $118k–$177k
• Senior Financial Analyst, R&D Finance (Hybrid)San Diego, CA
• Senior Territory Account ManagerTexas · $98k–$148k

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What Illumina pays

Across 80 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 42% of its roles post a salary range.

Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.

Conferences where Illumina appears

Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.

• AMP Annual Meeting & Expo

Common questions

Is Illumina hiring?

Illumina has 142 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 183 opened in the last 90 days and 191 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.

How well does Illumina pay?

Across 80 postings with a posted salary range, Illumina's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.

Does Illumina hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 10 of Illumina's 82 open roles (12%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does Illumina offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 45 open roles that state where the work happens, 18 remote, 25 hybrid, 2 on-site.

What skills does Illumina ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are project management (13), sap (12), python (10), supply chain (10), change management (9), excel (9).