Software Engineer - Lab Automation & Compiler (Equity)

Tetsuwan Scientific; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetsuwan Scientific, based in San Francisco, is building automated lab infrastructure that translates scientists' protocols into executable robot instructions. You will join a tight-knit team of three software engineers, an automation engineer, and collaborate closely with the founders and designer on cross-stack development.

You will work across a compiler (OCaml), backend services (Python), and a protocol editor (TypeScript/React).

Qualifications

• 3+ years building software professionally.
• Translate fuzzy problems into shipped features.
• Able to jump between languages and stack parts.
• Love to work in a small in-person team.
• Experience with lab automation or life sciences is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of software engineers and an automation engineer.
• Tackle compiler design, backend services, and frontend work across the stack.
• Turn scientist protocols into reliable robot instructions.
• Collaborate directly with founders and the designer to shape the product.

Skills

Software experience

Problem solving

Polyglot programmer

Code quality

In-person teamwork

Tools

Python

React

TypeScript

Next.js

OCaml

Job description

Tetsuwan Scientific, based in San Francisco, is building automated lab infrastructure that translates scientists' protocols into executable robot instructions. You will join a tight-knit team of three software engineers, an automation engineer, and collaborate closely with the founders and designer on cross-stack development.

You will work across a compiler (OCaml), backend services (Python), and a protocol editor (TypeScript/React).