Founding Full-Stack Tech Lead — AI/Robotics Platform

Chemify Ltd; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Chemify Ltd in San Francisco is seeking a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer / Engineering Manager to drive the software platform behind our robotic synthesis systems. You will lead, mentor, and grow the US team while staying close to the code.

As a founding engineering leader for the US site, you will shape culture, set technical direction with Glasgow peers, and deliver end-to-end platform capabilities that scale with growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with leadership experience.
• Deep full-stack expertise in Python, C, C++, with strong architecture judgment.
• Proven ability to ship complex production systems and raise a team’s bar.
• Strong people leadership and ability to develop engineers.
• Comfort working with autonomy and ambiguity in a scaling deep-tech company.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of full-stack engineers - hiring, mentoring, performance, and career development.
• Set technical direction and architecture for the platform software in partnership with peers in Glasgow.
• Stay hands-on: review designs and code, and contribute to the hardest problems.
• Own delivery - planning, prioritisation, and execution - and be accountable for outcomes.
• Partner with firmware, hardware, manufacturing, chemistry, and product to deliver end to end.

Skills

Full-stack leadership

Python

C/C++

Software architecture

Team leadership

Job description

Chemify Ltd in San Francisco is seeking a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer / Engineering Manager to drive the software platform behind our robotic synthesis systems. You will lead, mentor, and grow the US team while staying close to the code.

As a founding engineering leader for the US site, you will shape culture, set technical direction with Glasgow peers, and deliver end-to-end platform capabilities that scale with growth.