Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)

Highlights

• Embed with materials science teams to transform capabilities across Lila platform.
• Deploy custom agentic scientific workflows integrated with industrial instruments.
• Build real-time pipelines turning scientific data into actionable insights.

What they offer

• Competitive base compensation with bonus potential
• Generous early-stage equity
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Flexible time off with generous company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Educational assistance program
• Commuter benefits including bike share memberships
• Company subsidized lunch program

Ideal candidate

Customer-obsessed generalist energized by deep scientific problems and fast, high-impact shipping. You learn new domains quickly, thrive autonomously amid ambiguity, and love partnering with scientists to turn needs into elegant solutions.

Requirements

• Domain expertise in chemistry, materials science or related field
• Ability to communicate effectively with external partners and internal product and technical leaders
• Experience with data engineering, ETL pipelines and complex datasets
• Strong full-stack development skills across backend, frontend and data layers
• Exceptional problem-solving ability and comfort with ambiguous requirements
• Knack for product discovery and translating customer needs for product teams
• Willingness to travel to customer sites for engineering deployments