You will design and build the essential infrastructure, data pipelines, and APIs that power autonomous scientific research. By creating scalable and reliable backend systems, you will enable AI agents to solve complex challenges in fields like drug development, accelerating humanity's ability to conduct breakthrough scientific discovery at scale.
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Backend Engineer at VC-backed AI for science startup
Are you ready to build the infrastructure that powers an AI scientist? This well-funded startup in San Francisco is seeking a Backend Engineer to design the data pipelines and APIs that will automate scientific discovery. If you have 4+ years of experience and want to apply your engineering skills to critical challenges like drug development, this on-site role in the Dogpatch offers the chance to work at the absolute frontier of AI for science. Join a mission-driven team where your code directly accelerates humanity's ability to ask bigger questions and find answers faster.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
$175k + + Equity
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
VC-backed AI for science startup
What you will do
- Design, implement, and maintain high-performance APIs, services, and scientific databases for a discovery platform.
- Build robust monitoring, observability, and automated testing frameworks to ensure maximum system reliability and uptime.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with research and front-end teams to deploy and scale new AI-driven scientific agents.
Who this is a fit for
- Has 4+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering with proficiency in Python or Node.js.
- Possesses strong expertise in database design (PostgreSQL/NoSQL) and building scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS/GCP and Docker.
- Demonstrates a background in professional software practices including structured code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and query optimization.
Why this role is remarkable
- Work at the frontier of AI and science, building tools that directly accelerate breakthrough discoveries and drug development.
- Join a well-funded team of elite engineers and researchers supported by top-tier venture capital and visionary mission-driven partners.
- Experience a high-energy, on-site culture in San Francisco's Dogpatch, designed for rapid collaboration and professional engineering growth.
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