Staff Software Engineer, Scientific System of Record
Lila Sciencesabout 23 hours ago
Base Salary
$144k - $288k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build high-performance, secure, and well-documented user interfaces and APIs.
- Develop schemas and manage diverse data systems for performance and scalability.
- Drive implementation of front-end and backend services with a focus on performance and reliability.
- Diagnose and resolve system bottlenecks while ensuring high availability and low-latency performance.
- Leverage AWS services and modern DevOps practices to build and deploy production-grade systems.
- Collaborate with ML researchers, engineers, and scientists to integrate data pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 6–8+ years of engineering experience building and deploying large-scale systems.
- Strong expertise in front-end engineering, backend engineering, or data modeling.
- Experience with TypeScript, React, and Python.
- Strong experience with SQL, NoSQL, and emerging database technologies.
- Proven ability to design and scale RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
- Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants.
- Experience in life sciences, materials science, or other data-intensive fields.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
- Proven problem-solving skills with a focus on scalability and maintainability.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
- Flexible time off with generous company-wide holidays.
- Paid parental leave and educational assistance program.
- Commuter benefits and company-subsidized lunch program.