Software Engineer, AI Platform

About the role

Build the AI platform that lets scientists direct research programs with agents. We believe that as Chai's models get more powerful, scientists will focus more on fundamental problems and biological hypotheses, and delegate more of the subtasks to answer them to agents. Making this possible requires inventing the abstractions through which people, agents, and Chai’s models collaborate.

• Work with scientists and model researchers to define how agents use Chai’s foundation models to design molecules and guide experiments.
• Build products that shorten the cycle from idea ➝ to experiment ➝ to the next decision, while scientists monitor and direct the work.
• Build the core abstractions for agent execution, model inference, and scientific tools so new capabilities come together fluidly across the workspace.

About you

We look for technical depth, strong software architecture, and product judgment, with experience building complex applications or agent systems. You can find clear abstractions in a messy domain and build systems that hold up as their scope grows. We value a practical understanding of where agents fail and how to tell whether they’re doing useful work.