Hussein Elgridly
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHussein Elgridly is a Senior Software Engineering Manager based in New York with over a decade of experience building high-performing engineering teams and solving large, complex problems. His career spans technical leadership roles in biotech and research-driven organizations—currently at Ginkgo Bioworks after principal engineering stints at Foundation Medicine and the Broad Institute—bringing deep experience shipping reliable systems in scientifically rigorous environments. He cares deeply about engineer experience, coaching, and creating workplaces where people are happy, productive, and continuously growing. Magnetically drawn to “big-ticket” technical and organizational challenges, he blends hands-on engineering instincts from an early game-development background with strategic leadership at scale. He also writes about tech and engineering growth, signaling a commitment to mentoring beyond his teams.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
MEng Computing, 1st Class Honours, MEng Computing, 1st Class Honours at Imperial College London
Github Skills (200)
notebook10
google-cloud-platform10
hts10
gcp10
google-cloud10
bam10
workflow-description-language10
scientific-workflow10
fasta10
application10
python-interface10
scala10
sequencing10
transition10
executor10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
helgridly/helgridly.github.io
Dec 2021 - Mar 2025
H's personal/work site.
Contributions:28 PRs, 94 pushes, 17 branches in 3 years 2 months
helgridly/canonize
Nov 2024 - Jan 2025
Contributions:78 pushes, 1 branch, 2 comments in 2 months
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