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You’ll have the opportunity to gain rare insight into and contribute to some of the most important scientific research.\n\nResponsibilities\n\nWork directly with scientists, researchers, and external partners to deeply understand their workflows and translate real-world needs into high-impact technical solutions.\n\nBuild, deploy, and iterate on production‑ready software in fast cycles, often owning features end‑to‑end - from architecture to implementation to on‑the‑ground rollout.\n\nIntegrate AI‑driven tools into customer environments, ensuring reliability, usability, and measurable scientific or operational impact.\n\nServe as the technical point‑of‑contact during deployments, troubleshooting issues in real time and collaborating closely with product, engineering, and research teams.\n\nCapture field insights (pain points, user behavior, unmet needs) and feed them back into product roadmaps to help shape future capabilities and accelerate adoption.\n\nQualifications\n\n2+ years of professional software engineering experience.\n\nStrong engineering foundation, ideally in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Data Science, or a related technical field.\n\nExperience building and shipping production‑grade software in fast‑paced or ambiguous environments.\n\nAbility to work directly with end users — gathering requirements, translating feedback into technical solutions, and iterating quickly.\n\nStrong problem‑solving skills and comfort navigating complex systems, debugging issues in real time, and owning features end‑to‑end.\n\nExcellent communication skills; able to interface with engineers, scientists, and external partners with clarity and empathy.\n\nWillingness to operate hands‑on, learn new domains quickly, and adapt to rapidly evolving priorities.\n\nExperience working with AI/ML systems, APIs, distributed systems, or scientific/technical workflows.\n\nLocation + Compensation\n\nThis role can be remote and based anywhere outside of California, as you will spend the majority of your time deployed at customer sites across the U.S.\n\nLocation: San Francisco Bay Area (preferred). 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