Senior/Staff Software Engineer

About the Company

Autoscience Institute automates AI research. We recently announced the first AI agent to autonomously create peer-reviewed literature and the first AI system to win a Kaggle medal. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence and contributing to groundbreaking advancements in the field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of core backend and infrastructure systems
• Own projects from architecture and design through production deployment
• Write clear technical design documents and drive engineering decisions
• Build and maintain 24/7 production systems supporting autonomous research agents
• Partner closely with research teams to productionize experimental workflows
• Guide and collaborate with engineers on system design and implementation
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and observability
• Help shape the technical direction of the platform

Requirements

• Experience leading complex engineering projects or technical initiatives
• Experience acting as a technical lead or guiding small teams of engineers
• Strong software design and architecture skills
• Demonstrable experience writing clear technical design documents
• Strong experience with Python
• Experience building or operating backend or production infrastructure
• Experience working in 24/7 production environments
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud infrastructure
• Strong understanding of software evolution, maintainability, and system design tradeoffs
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both engineers and researchers
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• Typically 5+ years of experience building and operating production software systems

Benefits

• Competitive compensation against major LLM frontier lab packages
• Unlimited PTO and flexible working arrangements
• Conference attendance and publication support