Position OverviewOur automation team plays a pivotal role in delivering top quality data to our customers at unbeatable speeds. We are looking for a lab automation software engineer to join us on our mission to sequence everything. You will:
- Orchestrate and instrument our growing fleet of lab robotics.
- Create agentic tools that bridge RnD and lab automation, enabling scientists to answer questions faster than ever before.
- Write production-quality python code to integrate physical hardware with our custom LIMS and data pipeline.
- Collaborate with our world-class scientists and technicians to develop robust high throughput sample processing workflows.
- Build world class lab automation at one of the most exciting and dynamic companies in biotech.
CultureYou will excel if you are someone who:
- Is dissatisfied with scripting proprietary liquid handlers and schedulers.
- Builds new tools when existing software and hardware options are insufficient.
- Enjoys high agency and high ownership work.
- Is curious about learning from other people's expertise in scientific/biological domains.
- Is excited to make an impact on the scientific community, enabling the next generation of medicines, biotechnology, and even plant-based-meats!
- Can lead projects from idea to production independently.
- Is a life-long learner.
- Values clear communication and helping others learn new skills.
Qualifications- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Biology, or relevant work experience
- 3+ years of experience programming in Python
- 3+ years of experience using modern web frameworks like Flask/Django
- 1 + yrs lab experience and familiarity with molecular biology protocols
- 1+ years of experience automating, optimizing and scaling lab procedures using liquid handling systems (OpenTrons, Hamilton, etc.) and lab robotics
- Experience with orchestration and deploying software to multiple devices in the field (e.g. Docker, Ansible)
- Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., AWS, Terraform)
- Experience with building & maintaining QA, telemetry, and monitoring systems for a fleet of physical hardware
- Experience working with Linux servers
- Experience with simple computer vision (e.g., OpenCV)
- (Preferred) Experience with 3D printing (e.g., Fusion 360) and basic CAD modeling
- (Preferred) Some experience with C# and .NET frameworks for scripting automation equipment
- (Preferred) Interest in learning about biotechnology and DNA sequence analysis
