Founding Software Engineer

About the Role

Join an early-stage team building software that connects AI agents with real-world laboratory systems. You will own core infrastructure for coordinating experiments, connecting agents and instruments, and managing distributed workflows across software and physical systems.

What You'll Do

• Build systems to schedule and coordinate experiments across distributed labs.
• Develop reliable infrastructure that connects AI agents with experiments and laboratory instruments.
• Design data systems that capture state, actions, measurements, failures, and provenance.
• Architect distributed systems that coordinate software, devices, and experiments.
• Create developer tools and APIs for new workflows and integrations.
• Debug and optimize across software, hardware, and physical systems.

What We're Looking For

• Typically 3 to 8 years of experience, including at least 3 years building production-grade software systems end to end.
• Strong proficiency in Python or Rust, with experience in Rust or TypeScript relevant to the role.
• Demonstrated experience designing distributed systems, including APIs, networking, and asynchronous communication.
• Experience as an engineer at an early-stage startup and comfort taking ownership in ambiguous environments.
• Experience with ML infrastructure or production ML systems is valuable.
• Experience with robotics, physical AI, agents, lab automation, embedded systems, developer tooling, or data infrastructure is a plus.
• Biology experience is not required.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $100,000 to $200,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.