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From our entrepreneurial roots to our current global presence, we'vegrown into a force for positive change. With thousands of employees across six continents, collaboration is our greatest strength. We’realways striving to identifytalented individuals to join our exceptional teams.\nWe have played a pivotal role in shaping modern science and healthcare, and we'rejust getting started. If you'resomeone who thrives on new challenges, values diversity and wants to make a tangible difference in people's lives, then QIAGEN is the place for you.\nAt QIAGEN, every day is an opportunity to make a real-life impact.\nJoin us, grow with us, and together, let'sshape the future of biological discovery.\n\nAbout the opportunity\nAs a Senior Software Engineer, you will take ownership of building and evolving server-side systems and data-intensive services, primarily using Scala. 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