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Latch is building intelligent, high-performance agents for biological data analysis, empowering over 5,000 scientists across 150+ R&D labs to handle data from instrument-to-insights.\nWe're seeking a Bioinformatics Engineer to join our Function team working at the frontier of what artificial intelligence can achieve in biology.\nAbout the Role\nYou will contribute to our technical approach for evaluating how AI agents reason through biological function: recovering and interpreting experimental evidence to make informed decisions about binding, stability, immune escape, viral fitness, toxin potency, and protein design.\nWorking with software engineers and biologists, you'll build ground-truth benchmark datasets (drawn from real discovery and development programs) that rigorously test whether agents can perform the critical quantitative reasoning steps that human scientists execute: parsing noisy assay data, inferring mechanism, and predicting functional outcomes.\nYour hands-on expertise in functional biology assays and computational modeling will define how we measure agent capability in understanding and reasoning about biological sequences and structures.\nRequirements\nHands-on experience in biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, synthetic biology, virology, microbiology, immunology, or a closely related field\nDirect experience generating or analyzing functional-assay data (titration curves, deep mutational scanning, potency assays, cell-based readouts, etc.) OR computational protein design\nComfort with quantitative modeling applied to noisy experimental data\nProficiency in Python and/or R for data analysis & visualization\nFamiliarity with at least one of:\nBinding affinity & stability (Tite-seq, SPR/BLI, biophysical characterization)\nImmune escape & immunogenicity assessment\nViral fitness, host-range, or zoonotic spillover evaluation\nToxin potency or antimicrobial/antiviral resistance\nProtein design or structure-guided functional design\nGain-of-function or molecular mechanism investigation\nNice-to-Have\nExperience designing or troubleshooting functional assays (ELISA, cell-based, biochemical)\nFamiliarity with deep learning applied to protein design or functional prediction\nExposure to regulatory or safety considerations in bioengineering\nCulture @ Latch\nHow we work. Genuinely flexible schedules - we just ask that you communicate when you're coming in later than usual. We care most about hard work and output. We're respectfully opinionated, it will always be us against problems, not each other. Optimize for each other's time and bring solutions, not just problems. You'll join a bench suited to your expertise, but we value cross-domain learning and interoperability across teams.\nThe office & perks. Waterfront office near Oracle Park, 2x free daily meals, unlimited snacks, company outings most months, and team offsites. Plus a vibrant community: cycling, soccer, figure skating, boxing, run clubs, reading clubs, martial arts, music, game nights.\nCompensation & Logistics\n1099 (or W8-BEN) contract, 40 hrs/week, no end date\nFully performance-based pay: $120K–$180K, uncapped upside. 2x quota = 2x pay.\n2-4 week paid ramp - full OTE from day one\nRemote (globally), hybrid, or onsite in SF (onsite preferred)\nWork authorization: OPT visa holders only (not STEM Extension)\nOnsite perks: 2x free meals/day, waterfront office (China Basin), monthly parking (based on availability)\nCandidates with all of the above qualifications + proven management skills will be eligible for more senior positions\nInterview Process\nTimeline: We move fast: 8-12 days from submission to offer.\nIntro Screen - Technical Recruiter\nTake-Home Project - HackerRank\nTechnical Interview - Member of Technical Staff\nCulture Interview - C-Suite (If applicable)\nOffer","company":"Latchbio","rawCompany":"latchbio","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-05T08:47:29.803Z","occupations":[{"code":"19-1029.01","title":"Bioinformatics Scientists","slug":"bioinformatics-scientists"},{"code":"15-2099.01","title":"Bioinformatics Technicians","slug":"bioinformatics-technicians"},{"code":"19-1029.00","title":"Biological Scientists, All Other","slug":"biological-scientists-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541714","title":"Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-biotechnology-except-nanobiotechnology"},{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"AI Biologist - Function","description":"Bioinformatics Engineer - Function\nAs molecular data generation and frontier model intelligence grows, new approaches to data analysis are needed across the biotech industry. Latch is building intelligent, high-performance agents for biological data analysis, empowering over 5,000 scientists across 150+ R&D labs to handle data from instrument-to-insights.\nWe're seeking a Bioinformatics Engineer to join our Function team working at the frontier of what artificial intelligence can achieve in biology.\nAbout the Role\nYou will contribute to our technical approach for evaluating how AI agents reason through biological function: recovering and interpreting experimental evidence to make informed decisions about binding, stability, immune escape, viral fitness, toxin potency, and protein design.\nWorking with software engineers and biologists, you'll build ground-truth benchmark datasets (drawn from real discovery and development programs) that rigorously test whether agents can perform the critical quantitative reasoning steps that human scientists execute: parsing noisy assay data, inferring mechanism, and predicting functional outcomes.\nYour hands-on expertise in functional biology assays and computational modeling will define how we measure agent capability in understanding and reasoning about biological sequences and structures.\nRequirements\nHands-on experience in biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, synthetic biology, virology, microbiology, immunology, or a closely related field\nDirect experience generating or analyzing functional-assay data (titration curves, deep mutational scanning, potency assays, cell-based readouts, etc.) OR computational protein design\nComfort with quantitative modeling applied to noisy experimental data\nProficiency in Python and/or R for data analysis & visualization\nFamiliarity with at least one of:\nBinding affinity & stability (Tite-seq, SPR/BLI, biophysical characterization)\nImmune escape & immunogenicity assessment\nViral fitness, host-range, or zoonotic spillover evaluation\nToxin potency or antimicrobial/antiviral resistance\nProtein design or structure-guided functional design\nGain-of-function or molecular mechanism investigation\nNice-to-Have\nExperience designing or troubleshooting functional assays (ELISA, cell-based, biochemical)\nFamiliarity with deep learning applied to protein design or functional prediction\nExposure to regulatory or safety considerations in bioengineering\nCulture @ Latch\nHow we work. 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Plus a vibrant community: cycling, soccer, figure skating, boxing, run clubs, reading clubs, martial arts, music, game nights.\nCompensation & Logistics\n1099 (or W8-BEN) contract, 40 hrs/week, no end date\nFully performance-based pay: $120K–$180K, uncapped upside. 2x quota = 2x pay.\n2-4 week paid ramp - full OTE from day one\nRemote (globally), hybrid, or onsite in SF (onsite preferred)\nWork authorization: OPT visa holders only (not STEM Extension)\nOnsite perks: 2x free meals/day, waterfront office (China Basin), monthly parking (based on availability)\nCandidates with all of the above qualifications + proven management skills will be eligible for more senior positions\nInterview Process\nTimeline: We move fast: 8-12 days from submission to offer.\nIntro Screen - Technical Recruiter\nTake-Home Project - HackerRank\nTechnical Interview - Member of Technical Staff\nCulture Interview - C-Suite (If applicable)\nOffer","datePosted":"2026-08-05T08:47:29.803Z","dateModified":"2026-08-05T08:47:29.803Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Latchbio","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Millbrae","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"8637aa07168720bf92eba3ab"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8637aa07168720bf92eba3ab"}}