Mecka AI
Senior Product Engineer, Sciences
$160K–$200K
New York · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
About the job
Build and own full-stack software and data products that support scientific workflows, from user discovery and prototyping through production operation.
What you'll do
- Investigate scientific and operational workflows, prioritize user problems, and define product scope.
- Build interfaces, backend services, data models, integrations, and reliable data-processing and review tools.
- Test, deploy, monitor, and debug production software, improving reliability, usability, and operating cost.
What they ask for
- Independently ship full-stack products from an ambiguous problem through launch and sustained use.
- Strong frontend, backend, and data-modeling fundamentals, including data processing and integrations.
- Scientific fluency gained through bench work or sustained software development with experimental scientists.
- Hands-on responsibility for testing, deployment, monitoring, and production debugging.
Nice to have
- Experience with scientific software used in laboratory or research work, instrument integrations, experimental data systems, or complex dataset review tools.
- Founder or early engineering experience, or practical AI features that let users inspect, validate, and correct outputs.
Pay
$160K – $200K (base salary)
AI focus
Work with engineering and machine-learning specialists on processing, quality assurance, and AI-assisted annotation; the posting also mentions practical AI features for inspecting, validating, and correcting outputs as a preferred qualification.
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