Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Posted 5 Days Ago
Cambridge, MA
Senior level
Biotech
The Role
Seeking a senior full-stack software engineer to collaborate on AI-driven scientific software projects, focusing on Python and development workflow best practices.
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Company Summary

Lila Sciences is a privately held, early-stage technology company pioneering the application of artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the scientific method. Lila is backed by Flagship Pioneering, which brings the courage, long-term vision, and resources needed to realize unreasonable results. Join our mission-driven team and contribute to the future of science.

Our Life Sciences effort is leveraging AI and high-throughput automation for valuable therapeutic discovery and development across biological modalities.

At Lila, we are uniquely cross-functional and collaborative. We are actively reimagining the way teams work together and communicate. Therefore, we seek individuals with an inclusive mindset and a diversity of thought. Our teams thrive in unstructured and creative environments. All voices are heard because we know that experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way.If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, please apply.

Job Description 

Join us in shaping the future of science! We are seeking an experienced full-stack software engineer to join our software platform team, where you’ll collaborate with software engineers, lab scientists, and machine learning engineers to build cutting-edge tools for automated scientific analysis and more. This role spans web services and data engineering, with a strong emphasis on Python development for scientific applications. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and bring best practices in git, development workflows, and user-centered design, we want to hear from you! 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Participate in the entire software development life cycle, focusing on designing, implementing, and maintaining software services. 
  • Develop reusable code and libraries to improve efficiency and scalability. 
  • Align development with strategic goals, ensuring software supports broader organizational needs. 
  • Manage git repositories, enforce best practices, and foster a collaborative development culture. 
  • Work directly with scientists and ML stakeholders to develop tailored software solutions. 
  • Support infrastructure as code and design efficient deployment strategies. 
  • Utilize observability tooling to monitor and optimize software performance. 
  • Write clear, concise documentation for both engineers and end users. 

Required Qualifications: 

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience writing software in a commercial setting. 
  • High-level proficiency in Python. 
  • Strong understanding of git best practices. 
  • Acute listening skills and patience to deeply understand user challenges. 
  • Experience implementing scalable software solutions. 
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and team-first mentality.  
  • Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders. 
  • Energetic self-starter and independent thinker, with strong attention to detail. 
  • Eager to work with highly skilled and dynamic teams in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and technical setting. 

Preferred Qualifications:  

  • Experience with workflow orchestration software (e.g., Temporal, Dagster, Prefect). 
  • Hands-on experience with ORMs and web services (SQLModel, FastAPI, Django). 
  • Familiarity with data science and ML libraries (pandas, numpy, scipy). 
  • Knowledge of modern developer tools (pydantic, pyright, uv, poetry). 
  • Understanding of Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and GitHub Actions. 
  • A touch of JavaScript experience for occasional front-end work. 
  • Familiarity with AWS fundamentals (e.g., RDS, EC2, S3, EKS). 

Working at Lila, you would have access to advanced technology in the areas of:

  • AI experimental design and simulation
  • Automated liquid handling and instrumentation
  • Generative molecular design

More About Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company that invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $90 billion in aggregate value. Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture.  Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies, and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Learn more about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com.

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

Top Skills

Argocd
Aws (Rds
Django
Ec2
Eks)
Fastapi
Github Actions
Kubernetes
Numpy
Pandas
Python
S3
Scipy
Sqlmodel
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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
475 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2000

What We Do

Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category life sciences companies to transform human health and sustainability.

Since its launch in 2000, the firm has applied a unique, hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $30 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship is backed by >$3 billion of aggregate capital commitments, of which over $1.5 billion has been deployed toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside >$10 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions.

The current Flagship ecosystem includes Denali Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DNLI), Evelo Biosciences (NASDAQ: EVLO), Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA), Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RUBY), Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MCRB), and Syros Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SYRS).

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