Principal Engineer - AI & Full Stack

Repromptai; Kitchener; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotech data company seeks an experienced AI Engineering Lead to architect robust backend services and develop AI features for enterprise customers. The candidate should be proficient in Java, Python, and AWS services, along with experience in mentoring teams. This role offers competitive stock options and the ability to work from anywhere, ideally based in Canada.

Benefits

Competitive stock options

Unlimited growth upside

Work from anywhere

Qualifications

• Proficient with AWS data services.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, React & JavaScript.
• Experience with microservices and data engineering.

Responsibilities

• Architect robust backend services.
• Develop new AI-based features for enterprise customers.
• Lead and mentor engineering teams.

Skills

Java

Python

React

JavaScript

AI pipelines

NLP libraries

AWS Deployment

Tools

Elastic Search

Java Spring Boot

MongoDB

S3

Job description

Overview

Scispot is building the digital backbone for scientific discovery. We empower biotech teams by unifying lab operations, data flow, and AI-driven insights.

Role Overview

• You will own our AI and full-stack engineering efforts
• You will shape next generation features that help scientists run experiments faster
• You will guide our platform's scalability and drive new integrations for lab instruments

How will you spend your time?

• 50% coding and system design (React, Python, Java + AI integration)
• 20% product iteration and user feedback loops
• 10% collaboration, planning, and roadmap refinement
• 10% data engineering, infrastructure and embedding strategies
• 10% LLM experimentation (prompting, AI pipelines, graph DBs, vector DBs)

What You’ll Do

• Architect and Scale

  Build robust backend services with intuitive UI / UX (React, Java Spring Boot, AWS, Kubernetes).

• Develop new AI-based features for enterprise customers.
• Elevate Our AI Stack

  Enhance recommendation engines with prompt engineering and LLMs. Build AI pipelines with LLMs.

• Introduce NLP for seamless instrument integration.
• Drive Quality and Automation

  Implement automated tests.

• Oversee telemetry improvements.
• Lead and Mentor

  Collaborate with product, data, and design teams.

• Grow a team of engineers focused on cutting-edge AI tools.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in Java, Python, React & JavaScript
• Experience deploying to AWS (EKS, Lambda, or EC2).
• Deep knowledge of AI pipelines, LLMs, and NLP libraries.
• Familiarity with data stores (OpenSearch, vector databases, graph databases).
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with scientific or biotech workflows.
• Knowledge of advanced ETL, data streaming, or prompt engineering.

Your Two Year Roadmap

Month 1-6, you will :

• Enhance Recommendation AI
• Use prompt engineering and AI pipelines with LLMs for better suggestions.
• Aim for performance and scalability.
• Scale API and GLUE Layer
• Build strong ETL support for enterprise loads.
• Build SDK framework for Scispot APIs
• Introduce NLP for Instrument Integration
• Offer script templates so scientists can process data easily.
• Suggest Telemetry Improvements
• Improve monitoring for infrastructure health.
• Graphical Chain of Custody
• Let users query sample journeys with prompts using graph database

Month 7-12, you will :

• EKS Migration
• Grow & Maintain AWS EKS cluster
• Automated Testing
• Increase backend unit test coverage.
• MCP Layer for Recommendation
• Allow AI agents to take simple actions for scientists.
• Upgrade Search
• Improve OpenSearch and vector databases.
• Memory Layer for Agents
• Reduce reliance on retrieval-augmented generation by building memory layer for AI agents

Month 13-24, you will :

• Lead Core Application Team
• Oversee tech vision, architecture, and development.
• App Store for Instrument Connectors
• Expose our instrument integrations in a user-friendly marketplace.

Tech Stack

• Frontend : React JS and Typescript
• Backend : Elastic Search, AWS Lambda, Rabbit MQ, Mongo DB, S3, Java Spring Boot
• Architecture : Microservices integrated with GraphQL and Rest APIs
• AI Infrastructure : TensorFlow (Proprietary ML) , Azure AI Service, Azure Open AI service, AIPipelines, Programmatic Prompt Engineering

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proficient with AWS and its suite of data services.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Lambda function, MQ, Java Spring Boot, Elastic Search, Python, MongoDB, DynamoDB, and S3 bucket.
• Strong programming skills, particularly in Python, Java, React & JavaScript.
• Good understanding of different Agentic AI architectures.
• Good understanding of learning how to build AI pipelines with LLMs.
• A solid grasp of microservices and associated best practices.
• Experience in data engineering and orchestration is preferred.
• Loves working in a fast paced startup environment.

Why Join Scispot?

• Work from anywhere but ideally based out of Canada.
• Engage in challenging, impactful work in the realm of biotech data and AI.
• Competitive stock options.
• Unlimited growth upside.

Why You Might Love This Role

• You want to shape the future of scientific research.
• You enjoy solving complex AI challenges.
• You like leading from the front, mentoring, and guiding teams.
• A chance to build next-gen AI tools for lab workflows.
• Leadership role with a high level of autonomy.

Why You Might Not

• You dislike fast-paced startup environments.
• You prefer strictly defined roles.

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