Tempus AI · 4 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer II, OS Ecosystem
Chicago
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $190K/yr
8+ years expTempus AI is a company focused on precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry through AI technology. As a Senior Software Engineer II on the OS Ecosystem team, you will lead the design and architecture of distributed systems, enabling the development of innovative solutions that enhance clinical care and research capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareMachine LearningMedicalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Lead Technical Architecture: Drive the high-level design and architecture of distributed systems at scale, ensuring alignment with strategic goals for both data management and compute platforms
System Design & Implementation: Design, implement, and test complex production backend web services in TypeScript, serving as a standard-bearer for code quality and system reliability.
Ecosystem Development:
Data Focus: Architect systems for modeling, schema versioning, and enforcing data contracts between producers and consumers, utilizing cloud object storage and data warehousing technologies
Compute Focus: Enhance the containerization and orchestration platform to expand capabilities, connect new data sources, and increase scalability for scientific workloads
Stakeholder & Product Leadership: Use exemplary stakeholder management skills to work closely with Product Managers to translate complex business requirements into technical roadmaps, ensuring clear communication and alignment with business goals
Operational Excellence: Take operational responsibility for platform systems in production, including on-call duties. You will not only troubleshoot complex technical issues but also proactively monitor systems to ensure reliability and performance optimization
Mentorship & Best Practices: Mentor other engineers on your team, fostering a culture of continuous learning. Along with your Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for defining and promoting best practices for software engineering, including testing strategies, documentation, and code reviews
Support & Enablement: Leverage your expertise to support cross-functional science, ML, and AI teams. You will act as a high-level escalation point to answer user questions and resolve development or production issues regarding data and compute workflows
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on platform engineering, distributed data systems, or backend web services
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
Demonstrated success in writing production backend services in TypeScript, Java, Rust, or Python languages, with a willingness to work primarily in a TypeScript and Node.js environment
Deep experience designing and running production systems on public cloud platforms (GCP preferred)
Strong expertise in container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker) for production systems
Strong understanding of cloud object storage (GCS, S3) and data warehousing (BigQuery)
Strong familiarity with relational database design (PostgreSQL, Cloud Spanner) and data modeling (JSON Schema, Avro, or similar), including schema migrations and enforcing data contracts
Proven track record of translating complex business requirements into scalable technical designs for distributed systems
Preferred
Experience with GCP services including GKE, Cloud Spanner, BigQuery, BigTable, and Cloud SQL is a plus
Strong familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, immutable data patterns, and DevOps practices
Experience with data cataloging, data lineage, or platforms supporting ML/GenAI and/or bioinformatics workflows
Benefits
Incentive compensation
Restricted stock units
Medical and other benefits depending on the position
Company
Tempus AI
Tempus is making precision medicine a reality by applying AI in healthcare, deriving insights from our expansive library of clinical data and molecular data.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.29BKey Investors
Ares ManagementGoogleBaillie Gifford
2025-06-30Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2025-02-19Post Ipo Debt· $300M
2024-06-14IPO
Leadership Team
Eric Lefkofsky
Founder and CEO
Shane Colley
CTO
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