Senior Backend Lead for Autonomous AI Research

Autoscience Inc.; San Mateo (CA); In loco; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Unlimited PTO

Conference attendance and publication

Competitive compensation

Descrizione del lavoro

Autoscience Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Senior or Staff Software Engineer (Technical Lead) for an on-site, full-time role. You will lead design and development of core backend and infrastructure powering autonomous research agents, writing high-quality code and guiding teams through delivery.

You will collaborate with researchers to translate experimental ideas into production systems, own projects from architecture to deployment, and help shape the platform's technical

Competenze

• Experience leading complex engineering projects or technical initiatives.
• Experience acting as a technical lead or guiding small teams of engineers.
• Strong software design and architecture skills.
• Demonstrable experience writing clear technical design documents.
• Strong experience with Python.
• Experience building or operating backend or production infrastructure.
• Experience working in 24/7 production environments.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of software evolution, maintainability, and system design tradeoffs.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both engineers and researchers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Typically 5+ years of experience building and operating production software systems, including ownership of projects from design through deployment.

Mansioni

• Lead the design and implementation of core backend and infrastructure systems.
• Own projects from architecture and design through production deployment.
• Write clear technical design documents and drive engineering decisions.
• Build and maintain 24/7 production systems supporting autonomous research agents.
• Partner closely with research teams to productionize experimental workflows.
• Guide and collaborate with engineers on system design and implementation.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and observability.
• Help shape the technical direction of the platform.

Conoscenze

Technical Leadership

Python

Backend Systems

Software Architecture

Documentation

Production Systems

Cloud (GCP)

Team Collaboration

System Design

Formazione

BS in CS/Math or related

Strumenti

GCP

Descrizione del lavoro

Autoscience Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Senior or Staff Software Engineer (Technical Lead) for an on-site, full-time role. You will lead design and development of core backend and infrastructure powering autonomous research agents, writing high-quality code and guiding teams through delivery.

You will collaborate with researchers to translate experimental ideas into production systems, own projects from architecture to deployment, and help shape the platform's technical