Lead Platform Engineer

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.