Senior AI Engineer – STARLIMS AI Platform

STARLIMS provides leading Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solutions that have served customers around the world for nearly 40 years. Our solution suite helps labs:Improve the reliability of sampling and testing Manage complex testing workflows and analytical methodsSimplify compliance and support regulatory standards Unlock comprehensive reporting, monitoring, and analysis With multiple support centers across the globe, STARLIMS is used in labs across pharma & biotech, life sciences, food & beverage, manufacturing, petrochemical refineries and oil & gas, chemical, public health, forensics, and environmental industries—offering you exposure to a wide range of customers and career paths.The Role:We’re building AI capabilities into STARLIMS, a platform used across life sciences, public health, forensics, and environmental sciences. This role focuses on turning AI into reliable, production-grade systems that operate within real workflows, domain-specific data, and strict accuracy requirements.Key Responsibilities:Retrieval & Knowledge Systems (Core Focus)Design and optimize RAG pipelines over domain-specific contentImprove retrieval quality, ranking, and grounding to reduce hallucinationsBuild evaluation frameworks to measure accuracy and consistencyWork with fragmented enterprise data and make it usableAI Systems in ProductionBuild AI-powered features integrated into STARLIMS workflowsDesign for reliability (latency, scale, model variability)Implement guardrails, fallbacks, and observabilityManage prompt evolution, model drift, and regressionsAgentic & Tool-Using SystemsDevelop systems that can reason, call tools, and execute multi-step tasksIntegrate with internal APIs, developer tooling, and external systemsDesign controlled execution paths for automated actionsDeveloper Platform & AI Tooling (Key Area)Build and evolve a VS Code-based development environment replacing a legacy desktop IDESupport development across a custom application framework and domain-specific languageDevelop AI-assisted workflows for generating, understanding, and debugging applicationsIntegrate LLMs with platform APIs, developer tools, and contextual knowledge systemsDesign extensible mechanisms for AI-assisted multi-step development tasksPlatform & InfrastructureBuild and operate backend services on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, etc.)Own system architecture and key technical decisionsContribute to infrastructure-as-code and deployment pipelinesTech StackLanguages: TypeScript, PythonAI: OpenAI, Anthropic, vector databases (Pinecone), embeddingsFrontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind, VS Code Extension APIBackend: Node.js, AWS Lambda (Python)Infra: AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, Cognito, API Gateway, IAM), TerraformTesting: Jest, Playwright, pytestWhat We’re Looking For: Must Have6+ years of software engineering experience, including production systemsExperience building RAG systems beyond prototypesStrong understanding of LLM behavior, limitations, and failure modesExperience with LLM APIs and prompt/system designSolid backend and cloud experience (AWS or equivalent)Proficiency in TypeScript and/or PythonYou Should Be Comfortable WithDebugging across distributed systemsMaking tradeoffs between accuracy, latency, and costWorking in ambiguous problem spacesOwning systems end-to-endPreferred Skills: AI evaluation pipelines and metricsAgent/tool-use systems or similar architecturesDeveloper tooling (VS Code extensions, language tooling)Workflow automation platforms (n8n, Zapier, etc.)Experience in regulated or domain-heavy systemsScaling vector search systemsExperience with containerization and orchestration (ECS, EKS, Kubernetes)Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)What You'll BringPragmatism in applying AI appropriatelyStrong ownership and system design mindsetComfort in a small, high-autonomy teamFocus on correctness, reliability, and maintainabilityWhy This Role:Transform how STARLIMS applications are developedDrive measurable gains in productivity across developers, testers, and end usersShape how customers interact with LIMS and non-LIMS dataWork on AI systems inside real workflowsHandle domain-specific dataBuild systems requiring consistent, trustworthy behaviorAt STARLIMS we offer market competitive benefits such as: • Competitive health and Wellness (medical, dental, and vision) • Retirement plan with matching company contribution • Life Insurance and Disability/Income Protection STARLIMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.