Edison Scientific
Member of Technical Staff, Principal AI Full-Stack Engineer
$175K–$350K
San Francisco +2 · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
New York
Boston - Experience
- Typically 10+ years of software engineering experience.
About the job
Build and support the backend-focused platform, APIs, and data systems powering AI-driven scientific discovery, while contributing to user-facing features.
What you'll do
- Define platform architecture and lead backend services, APIs, and database development.
- Build data pipelines and improve reliability through monitoring, observability, and automated testing.
- Partner on technical strategy, ship AI-driven features, and mentor senior engineers.
What they ask for
- Typically 10+ years of software engineering experience, with exposure to backend and frontend development.
- Strong experience in a backend language; Python is required for the interview process.
- Experience designing and consuming APIs; familiarity with frontend frameworks and modern web development.
- Working knowledge of relational or document databases, version control, CI/CD, and basic automated testing.
Nice to have
- Experience with data-heavy systems, scientific tooling, or ML/AI-adjacent platforms.
- Prior work in startups or small teams with end-to-end ownership.
Pay
$175,000- $240,000 USD base salary; $200K – $350K USD total pay
Tools
Python, Node.js, FastAPI, REST, GraphQL, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL
AI focus
Build data systems, pipelines, tools, and features that support AI scientist agents and scientific discovery.
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