Remote Senior Data Engineer & AI Tech Lead

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work environment

Mentorship opportunities

Genomics and data science projects

Collaborative workplace

Continuous learning and development

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer/Tech Lead, Data & AI Engineering to lead data systems supporting R&D, analytics, and AI initiatives. Remote US-based, with strong emphasis on data architecture, governance, and scalable pipelines in biotech/pharma contexts.

The role collaborates with scientists and engineers to turn complex biological data into reliable, reusable assets, driving rapid prototyping and cross-functional partnerships across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or bioinformatics preferred in a healthcare or biotech data domain.
• 8+ years of experience in data engineering and cloud data architectures such as Snowflake and AWS
• Strong background in bioinformatics, genomics, or computational biology
• Experience supporting scientific R&D with production-grade data systems
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and frameworks such as Spark
• Knowledge of modern orchestration tools, including Airflow, dbt, and Dagster
• Experience with CI/CD for data pipelines and IaC practices

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain data products for R&D and scientific workflows
• Build and maintain complex data pipelines for diverse datasets
• Apply domain knowledge to create data models and schemas
• Enforce de-identification and privacy architectures in line with HIPAA requirements
• Ensure high standards of data quality and observability across pipelines
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to develop reusable data assets
• Drive rapid prototyping for early-stage data initiatives

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark

Airflow

dbt

Dagster

CI/CD

IaC

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or bioinformatics

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer/Tech Lead, Data & AI Engineering to lead data systems supporting R&D, analytics, and AI initiatives. Remote US-based, with strong emphasis on data architecture, governance, and scalable pipelines in biotech/pharma contexts.

The role collaborates with scientists and engineers to turn complex biological data into reliable, reusable assets, driving rapid prototyping and cross-functional partnerships across the organization.