Lead Platform Engineer

About the company

Our client is a biotechnology company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as technical lead for the cloud, data and automation infrastructure behind a high-volume operation. Own backend services, data pipelines and distributed workflow systems, and build internal tooling that lets automated agents support day-to-day operations. Mentor engineers and lead cross-functional projects from idea through production.

What you'll do

• Own core backend services that coordinate physical devices and on-prem servers, along with the data ingestion pipeline.
• Build cloud infrastructure and data pipelines to store, process and deliver very large volumes of data.
• Design infrastructure for running millions of compute tasks, including queues, workflow orchestration and scheduling.
• Build AI infrastructure and internal tooling that supports agent-based systems for monitoring, logistics coordination and adaptive data analysis.
• Lead ambiguous, cross-functional projects from concept to production.
• Mentor teammates and help others build new skills.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Strong experience with cloud orchestration services on AWS and Python backend development with a framework such as FastAPI or Django.
• Impactful experience at a startup as it scaled.
• Experience designing, building and shipping reliable distributed systems, including queues, orchestration and state machines.
• Linux server administration and experience with distributed task queues.
• Experience leading projects and mentoring engineers on small teams.
• Up to date with the latest AI tooling.
• A university degree in a quantitative or technical discipline, or comparable practical background.
• High agency, strong ownership and clear communication in a fast-paced, tight-knit team.

Bonus points

• Experience building LLM or agent systems, including tooling, evaluation, permissions and workflow design.
• Ambition to step up from a Senior or Staff engineer role into a lead role.
• Genuine curiosity about science domains.
• Former founder or founding engineer.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 205,000 to 235,000 per year
• Equity
• Health, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance and mental health coverage
• Retirement plan with matching
• Paid time off and paid holidays

Location and work model

• South San Francisco, California, United States
• Hybrid, 3 days a week on-site
• Full-time