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Software Engineer

Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA

CHECKED 19H AGO

Bio & Science AIonsite$250k–$350k
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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
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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
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