Lead Platform Engineer
- South San Francisco, CA, United States
$205,000 to $235,000 USD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $205,000 to $235,000 USD / year
- Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in platform, backend, or infrastructure engineering, including meaningful experience at a startup during a period of growth.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
ABOUT THE ROLE
Lead the compute, data, AI, and security infrastructure behind a biotechnology sequencing operation. You will work across software and lab systems to build reliable platforms that support sequencing workflows and scientific analysis.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Own services that orchestrate lab devices, including robots, sequencers, and on-premises Linux servers, along with the data ingestion pipeline.
- Build cloud infrastructure and data pipelines to store, process, and deliver large volumes of sequencing data.
- Design systems for orchestrating large numbers of bioinformatics tasks, including queues, workflow orchestration, and scheduling.
- Develop AI infrastructure and internal tools for operational monitoring, logistics coordination, and adaptive bioinformatics analysis.
- Lead cross-functional projects from problem definition through production, and mentor engineers while contributing as an individual contributor.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- At least 5 years of experience in platform, backend, or infrastructure engineering, including meaningful experience at a startup during a period of growth.
- Strong AWS orchestration experience, including ECS, Batch, and Step Functions, plus Python backend development with FastAPI or Django.
- Experience designing and shipping reliable distributed systems, such as task queues, workflow orchestration, and state machines.
- Hands-on experience with Linux server administration and distributed task queues such as Celery or SQS.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects, mentoring engineers, and connecting architecture choices to business impact.
- Familiarity with current AI tooling and experience building LLM or agent systems, including tools, evaluation, permissions, and workflow design.
- A degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or equivalent technical experience, along with curiosity about science and biotechnology.
- Comfort working primarily as an individual contributor and operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base salary is $205,000 to $235,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
LOCATION
Hybrid role based in South San Francisco, California.