Codexis

Drug Discovery · Synthetic Biology
3open roles
$165kmedian advertised pay
50+people
11stories in the press

Overview

Codexis: RNA manufacturing and custom enzyme engineering for pharmaceuticals and siRNA therapeutics.

Jobs

$115k – $130k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 6+ years exp · Redwood City
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$270k – $290k per year · Equity · Hybrid · Full-Time · 15+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Redwood City
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Azure
Cybersecurity
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$165k – $185k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Redwood City
Python
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Life Sciences
Chromatography
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$165k
Typical range
$130k – $290k
Open positions
5
5 Jobs
Junior 20%
Senior 60%
Principal 20%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 1 $130k $130k
Senior 3 $165k $145k – $290k
Principal 1 $185k $185k
Highest paying role Senior Director - IT Infrastructure and Cybersecurity $290k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Codexis By role, level and city, against the market · 5 jobs with pay

Visa sponsorship

#5,755 of 8,998 sponsors
1
H-1B filings in 12 months
$148k
Median offered salary
5
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Other biological scientists
1
The salary offered for each occupationVisa pass · 90 credits
In the register as Codexis Inc., Redwood City, CA
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Apr 20, 2026 · Visa details by country

Growth

Hiring Momentum
41/100
Stable
Open positions
5
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
13 days
faster than 71% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
11/09/2026
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Science & Research
33%
Security
17% ▼
Administrative
17% ▲
Finance
17% ▲
Industrial Engineering
17% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Microsoft Office to stack Oct 2026
Added Threat Modeling to stack Oct 2026
Added Copilot Studio to stack Oct 2026
Added Copilot to stack Oct 2026
Added Azure to stack Oct 2026
Added Python to stack Oct 2026
Added JMP to stack Oct 2026
Added Chromatography to stack Oct 2026
Added HPLC to stack Oct 2026
Added ELISA to stack Oct 2026
Added GMP to stack Oct 2026
Added Outlook to stack Oct 2026

People

Gordon Sangster
Executive Officer
John Nicols
Executive Officer, Director
Pam Cheng
Director
Kathleen Glaub
Director
Bernard Kelley
Director
Byron Dorgan
Director
Thomas Baruch
Director
Patrick Yang
Director
Dennis Wolf
Director
David Smith
Director
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Codexis over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
11
Postings analysed
5
Stack modernity
60/100
Languages
Python
Cloud & platforms
Azure
Copilot Studio
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News

Press release The Globe and Mail 6 months ago
Codexis Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Detailed price information for Codexis Inc (CDXS-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.
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News YahooFinance 1 year ago
Codexis Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Announces revenue of $15.3M vs $14.1M analyst consensus estimate Six presentations featured ECO Synthesis platform at 2025 TIDES USA annual meeting, including three from leading CDMO collaborators $27.3M raised via ATM facility and Innovatus loan to suppo
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News YahooFinance 1 year ago
Codexis Announces Byron Dorgan to Retire from Board of Directors
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDXS), a leading provider of enzymatic solutions for efficient and scalable therapeutics manufacturing, today announced that Byron Dorgan will retire from the Company's Board
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News Nasdaq 5 years ago
Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDXS) Just Reported Annual Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?
There's been a notable change in appetite for Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDXS) shares in the week since its full-year report, with the stock down 14% to US$22.11. Revenues of US$69m were in line with expectations, although statutory losses per share were US$0.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Redwood City
Redwood City United States
HQ
The Partner for Progress
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 40% engineering 50-200 est. staff $183k Avg Salary
hires for Security, Administrative, Finance
200 Penobscot Drive , Redwood City, California 94063
seen since Sep 2026 company site, job postings