Lead Platform Engineer
- Location
- South San Francisco, Los Angeles +2
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $205k – $235k + equity
- Visa
- Visa Sponsorship Available
About this role
Technical lead for the compute, data, AI, and security infrastructure that runs our sequencing operation.
You will
Own core services that orchestrate lab devices (robots, sequencers, on-prem Linux servers) and the data ingestion pipeline
Build cloud infrastructure and data pipelines to house, process, and deliver terabytes of sequencing data
Design infrastructure to orchestrate millions of bioinformatics tasks (queues, workflow orchestration, scheduling)
Build AI infrastructure and internal tooling to enable agentic systems:
Quality Scientist Agents - monitor operations end-to-end, surface anomalies, and intervene/escalate when quality or reliability issues appear
Logistics Agents - coordinate drivers around the world to move packages to labs and carriers
Bioinformatics Coding Agents - long-running agents for adaptive analysis of diverse sample types with unknown/shifting data distributions
Culture
You are someone who
Enjoys high agency and high ownership work
Can lead ambiguous, cross-functional projects from idea to production
Is curious about learning from other people’s expertise in scientific/biological domains
Is excited to make an impact on the scientific community
Is a life-long learner
Is excited to work in a tight-knit fast-paced environment with a motivated team
Values clear communication, mentorship, and helping others learn new skills
Excited about building on the bleeding edge
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
Culture & values
Every team member at Plasmidsaurus plays a crucial role in driving forward the future of biotech research
Global network of labs operates day and night to enable world-changing discoveries
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