About the role

What will you do at BioLM?

BioLM is building an AI platform for molecular discovery, enabling researchers to design and analyze biological sequences using state-of-the-art language models.

We are seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to own the architecture, development, and evolution of our core product platform. You'll work directly with the founding team to make high-leverage technical decisions - and be accountable for the reliability, scalability, and quality of what we ship.

Responsibilities

* Ship products and features with startup-caliber velocity and a high bar for quality
* Lead the development of agentic workflows for molecular design and discovery
* Build and extend platform UI features that enable researchers to create, manage, and deploy fine-tuned protein and DNA models
* Integrate our Console, Builder, and Solutions apps into a seamless full-stack experience for molecular development
* Build API integrations with sequence and assay ordering providers, including internal data modeling and full-stack UI development
Experience
* 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with a track record of shipping production systems end-to-end, from infrastructure to user-facing interface
* Led technical projects - scoped work, delegated effectively, and delivered on time
* Designed and operated cloud infrastructure at scale
* Built and maintained complex third-party integrations or API-driven systems
* Brought product instincts and UI sensibility to ambiguous, early-stage problems
Required Qualifications
* Deep proficiency in Python and React/Node.js
* Strong command of cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent), CI/CD, and Docker
* Solid understanding of relational data modeling and API design patterns
* Experience with REST, WebSockets, and modern integration patterns including agentic/MCP-based systems
* A good eye for UI design and the product thinking to match

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience building tooling for scientific, research, or ML/AI-adjacent workflows
* Familiarity with interactive data visualization (D3.js, Plotly, Vega-Lite)
* Experience integrating or deploying large-scale ML model APIs or agentic AI systems
* Background or genuine interest in biology, bioinformatics, or computational life sciences

Which skills does this role require?

PythonReactNode.jsAWSCI/CDDockerRelational data modelingAPI designRESTWebSocketsAgentic workflowsFull-stack developmentCloud infrastructureMachine learningLead Platform EngineerAI platformMolecular discoveryBiological sequencesLanguage modelsMCP-based systemsFull-stack engineeringStartupScalabilityReliabilityProduct developmentUI designJavaScriptREST APIsMachine Learning

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