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Lila Sciences · 4 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer, ML Research

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$148K/yr - $210K/yr
date8+ years exp

Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. The Senior Software Engineer will collaborate with Machine Learning Engineers and Researchers to develop and maintain ML libraries and tools, ensuring high-performance and secure software solutions.

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Responsibilities

Design and build high-performance, secure, and well-documented Machine Learning libraries that implement the algorithms designed by machine learning researchers and engineers
CI/CD pipelines and integration tests for ML workflows
Architect repository designs to follow consistent standards
Support debugging, logging, and maintenance for Ray-based compute environments
Data ingestion pipelines linking lab data to ML teams

Qualification

GoPythonMLOps systemsContainerizationKubernetesGitOpsOrchestration frameworksMonitoring toolsLogging toolsResearch engineeringScientific softwareIndependent thinkerAcute listening skillsProblem-solving skillsTeam-first mentalityAttention to detailSelf-starter

Required

Minimum of 8 years of experience writing software in a commercial setting in Go or Python
Experience implementing scalable software solutions
Experience with MLOps systems, GitOps (ArgoCD, Github Actions)
Familiarity with orchestration frameworks (Ray, Argo, Airflow)
Proficiency in Containerization, Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code tools
Acute listening skills and patience to deeply understand complex problems and algorithms
Excellent problem-solving skills and team-first mentality
Energetic self-starter and independent thinker with strong attention to detail
Eager to work with highly skilled and dynamic teams in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and technical setting

Preferred

Proficiency with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
Research engineering or scientific software experience

Benefits

Bonus potential
Generous early equity

Company

Lila Sciences

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Lila Sciences creates a scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous labs for life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. It is a sub-organization of Flagship Pioneering.
dateFounded in 2023
location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.lila.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Lila Sciences has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (8)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$550M
Key Investors
NVenturesFlagship Pioneering
2025-10-14Series A· $115M
2025-09-14Series A· $235M
2025-03-10Seed· $200M

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