Staff Software Engineer, Life Sciences
TLDR
Lead end-to-end AI-enabled scientific software for drug discovery, merging Large Quantitative Models with complex scientific workflows in autonomous, high-impact projects.
- Lead end-to-end technical delivery for client-facing scientific and AI-driven projects, ensuring successful execution of complex workflows.
- Design, build, and deploy scalable software systems that extend or wrap scientific models, simulation tools, and R&D workflows.
- Act as a technical liaison between researchers, product teams, and engineering stakeholders to translate scientific requirements into production-ready solutions.
- Develop and maintain cloud-based infrastructure, compute environments, and data pipelines to support large-scale scientific workloads.
- Optimize system performance and ensure reliability across distributed and high-compute environments.
- Integrate core AI technologies, including Large Quantitative Models and agent-based systems, into client-specific scientific applications.
- Diagnose technical bottlenecks and independently architect solutions in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Python and modern system design principles.
- Proven ability to operate independently in high-ambiguity, fast-paced environments with strong ownership of technical outcomes.
- Hands-on experience with cloud orchestration tools such as Kubernetes, batch processing systems, and workflow engines like Airflow.
- Strong experience building REST APIs, managing databases, and applying Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar tools).
- Solid understanding of scalable software architecture and production-grade system design.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of delivering complex systems in customer-facing environments.
- Nice to have: experience in drug discovery, cheminformatics, scientific simulation, or computational chemistry.
- Nice to have: familiarity with HPC, GPU computing, AI agents, or multi-agent systems.
- Competitive compensation package including base salary, performance-based bonuses, and equity participation.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees and dependents.
- Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
- Paid parental leave and inclusive family-building benefits.
- Flexible PTO policy, seasonal company-wide breaks, and support for work-life balance.
- Remote-friendly and flexible work arrangements depending on role requirements.
- Strong focus on career development, learning, and cross-functional exposure to cutting-edge AI and scientific work.
- Opportunity to work on high-impact problems at the intersection of AI, life sciences, and advanced simulation.
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Benefits
Equity Compensation
Competitive compensation package including base salary, performance-based bonuses, and equity participation.
Health Insurance
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees and dependents.
Learning Budget
Strong focus on career development, learning, and cross-functional exposure to cutting-edge AI and scientific work.
High-impact work opportunities
Opportunity to work on high-impact problems at the intersection of AI, life sciences, and advanced simulation.
Paid Parental Leave
Paid parental leave and inclusive family-building benefits.
Paid Time Off
Flexible PTO policy, seasonal company-wide breaks, and support for work-life balance.
Remote-Friendly
Remote-friendly and flexible work arrangements depending on role requirements.
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- Founded
- Founded 2020
- Employees
- 11-50 employees
- Industry
- Professional Services