Chai Discovery
Software Engineer, AI Platform
San Francisco office · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
About the job
Build an AI platform where scientists collaborate with agents and foundation models to design molecules, guide experiments, and advance research programs.
What you'll do
- Work with scientists and model researchers to define how agents use foundation models for molecule design and experiment guidance.
- Build products that shorten the cycle from research idea to experiment and next decision, while enabling scientists to monitor and direct the work.
- Develop core abstractions for agent execution, model inference, and scientific tools across the workspace.
What they ask for
- Technical depth, strong software architecture, and product judgment.
- Experience building complex applications or agent systems.
- Ability to identify clear abstractions in complex domains and build systems that scale with expanding scope.
- Practical understanding of where agents fail and how to evaluate whether they are doing useful work.
AI focus
Build an agent-based scientific research platform that uses foundation models to design molecules and guide experiments.
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