Raydar
Lead Platform Engineer
$205K–$235K
South San Francisco, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Education
- University degree in a quantitative or technical discipline, or comparable practical background.
About the job
Leads cloud, backend, data, and automation infrastructure for a high-volume biotechnology operation, including systems that support agent-based tools.
What you'll do
- Own backend services coordinating physical devices and on-prem servers, plus data ingestion pipelines.
- Build cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and distributed compute workflows at scale.
- Lead cross-functional projects and mentor engineers; build AI infrastructure and internal agent tooling.
What they ask for
- Strong experience with AWS cloud orchestration services and Python backend development using a framework such as FastAPI or Django.
- Experience scaling a startup and designing, building, and shipping reliable distributed systems, including queues, orchestration, and state machines.
- Linux server administration, distributed task queues, project leadership, and mentoring engineers on small teams.
- University degree in a quantitative or technical discipline, or comparable practical background.
Nice to have
- Experience building LLM or agent systems, including tooling, evaluation, permissions, and workflow design.
- Curiosity about science domains; former founder or founding engineer; ambition to step into a lead role.
Pay
USD 205,000 to 235,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
AWS, Python, FastAPI, Django, Linux
AI focus
Build AI infrastructure and internal tooling for agent-based monitoring, logistics coordination, and adaptive data analysis.
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