Public summary
A biotechnology startup is seeking a mid- to senior-level Software Engineer to develop and scale their research data platform supporting AI-driven biological research. The role involves designing and maintaining scalable, efficient data storage and APIs optimized for complex biological data and AI workloads. Candidates should have strong Python expertise, experience with backend frameworks and relational databases, and a user-centric approach to data infrastructure. Remote work within Europe is possible. The company fosters an inclusive, mission-driven environment at the forefront of biology and AI innovation.
Location and work setup
- Location
- Berlin
- Remote status
- Remote
- German requirement signal
- No German Required Detected
- Detected job language
- English
Responsibilities
Architect, implement, and maintain scalable, high-performance data schemas and storage optimized for AI workloads; optimize distributed storage performance through chunking, compression, and parallelization; produce clean, maintainable production code; design APIs for researchers, engineers, and AI agents; collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to align project priorities and deliver end-to-end solutions; profile and optimize database queries, storage, pipelines, and cloud infrastructure; implement rigorous data governance including validation, testing, versioning, and access control.
Qualifications
Strong production-level Python skills with a focus on clean, maintainable code; hands-on experience with Python data frameworks such as Pydantic, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, and FastAPI; expertise in relational database management systems like PostgreSQL including schema design and query optimization; experience designing APIs and programmatic interface protocols; user-focused mindset treating data infrastructure as a product; bonus points for biotech/life sciences experience, startup agility, knowledge of distributed array storage (xarray, Zarr, TileDB), workflow orchestration (Dagster, Airflow), frontend visualization skills, and strong communication capabilities.