Software Engineer
Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA
CHECKED 19H AGO
Bio & Science AIonsite$250k–$350k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build backend systems powering an AI-native physical science lab.
- Schedule large simulation workloads and orchestrate shared lab equipment.
- Turn scientific intent into reliable, inspectable experiment execution.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Strong backend engineer who reasons clearly about complex distributed systems and cares about reliability. You thrive turning ambiguous scientific workflows into robust production systems alongside scientists.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or similar experience
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and track record building production backend or distributed systems
- Experience with asynchronous or long-running work such as batch jobs, workflow orchestration, data pipelines, schedulers, or shared-resource systems
- Ability to reason clearly about concurrency, idempotency, partial failures, consistency, and resource contention
- Experience designing maintainable APIs and data models for complex systems
- Strong debugging skills across services, infrastructure, dependencies, and data
- Comfort working with technical collaborators to turn ambiguous needs into reliable systems
- visa sponsorship
- Yes, we sponsor visas.
Lab profile
About Periodic Labs
AI and physical sciences company building state-of-the-art models to accelerate breakthroughs in materials and energy.
What they build
- State-of-the-art AI models for scientific discovery
Known for
- Materials science
- Energy
- Semiconductors
- Lab automation
Key facts
- Backed by world-class investors