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Periodic Labs · 2 months ago

Product Engineer

positionMenlo Park, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level

Periodic Labs is an AI and physical sciences lab focused on creating innovative scientific solutions. They are seeking a product-focused generalist engineer to develop tools that integrate AI models with lab systems, allowing for collaboration with scientists and customers to refine product offerings.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine Learning
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Responsibilities

Prototype fast, ship often. You’ll build small, sharp products that scientists use daily and iterate based on real lab feedback
Create lightweight apps (chat-style, dashboards, experiment planners) that sit on top of our frontier models and scientific data
Collaborate with model researchers to define product shape, telemetry, and signals that guide model objectives and RL reward design
Own the stack from schema design to API and minimal frontend, deployment, and observability
Sit with materials scientists, watch workflows, spot bottlenecks, and proactively build what’s useful before it’s requested

Qualification

Product engineeringAPI developmentFrontend developmentMachine learningPrototypingCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

Experience in product engineering or related field
Proficiency in building prototypes and iterating based on user feedback
Ability to create lightweight applications such as dashboards and experiment planners
Experience collaborating with researchers to define product requirements
Strong understanding of API design and frontend development
Ability to observe and analyze workflows to identify areas for improvement

Company

Periodic Labs

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Periodic Labs develops artificial intelligence systems that simulate and predict the properties of materials using machine learning.
dateFounded in 2025
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://periodic.com/

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2025 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$300M
2025-09-30Seed· $300M

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