Senior Software Engineer, Operations Research
Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA · Alewife, Cambridge, MA
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Bio & Science AIonsitesenior$180k–$256k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build orchestration algorithms powering AI-driven robotic lab execution.
- Develop fleet orchestrator, scheduler and lab simulation capabilities.
- Translate AI ideas into efficient robotic movements for discovery.
What they offer
- Competitive base compensation with bonus potential and early-stage equity
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Flexible time off with company-wide holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Educational assistance program
- Commuter benefits including bike share
- Company subsidized lunch program
Ideal candidate
A backend builder with 5-10 years scaling production systems who thrives collaborating with scientists and roboticists. You care about performant, elegant systems and applying engineering to real scientific impact.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5-10 years building and deploying large-scale backend or data systems in production
- Experience developing distributed software and data systems
- Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants to drive productivity
- Proven track record working cross-functionally with scientists and product teams
- Proven ability to take ownership of complex backend challenges
Lab profile
About Lila Sciences
Building an autonomous science platform where AI, automation, and biology co-evolve for medicine and materials.
What they build
- Autonomous Science Platform
- AI-designed biologics validated in wet-lab
- Electro-optic materials and photonic devices
Known for
- Large-scale automated data generation
- High-throughput protein purification and analytics
- Protein design and BioML modeling
- Robotic orchestration and lab simulation