
Software Engineer, Lab Automation
Plasmidsaurus
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $175,000 - $195,000 per year
About the role
- Write production-quality Python code to control our robotic platforms, integrating with various lab instruments.
- Build APIs, backend services, and web tools that allow our instruments and technicians to coordinate sample processing every day.
- Collaborate with our world-class scientists to productionize new lab protocols, leveraging your expertise in automation to scale and refine these processes.
- Develop monitoring systems to proactively identify and address issues with our fleet of robots in the field.
- Develop infrastructure to deploy computer vision algorithms for dynamic sample processing and identifying problems in real time.
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, Physics, or technical subject.
- 4+ years of industry experience building software workflows to operate physical systems.
- Experience with REST API best practices and designing service-oriented architectures.
- Experience with SQL and data modeling in relational databases.
- Experience with full-stack Python web frameworks like Flask or Django.
- Some familiarity with modern frontend javascript frameworks (React, Vue, Svelte).
- Familiarity working in AWS and infrastructure-as-code best practices.
- Experience working with Linux servers.
- Experience deploying computer vision systems for real-time feedback (e.g., OpenCV, PyTorch).
- (Preferred) Experience in robotics, lab automation, manufacturing, or industrial systems.
- (Preferred) Some experience with C# and .NET frameworks for scripting automation equipment.
- (Preferred) interest in learning about biotechnology and DNA sequence analysis.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonREST APISQLdata modelingFlaskDjangoJavaScriptOpenCVPyTorchC#
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationautomation expertise