Lead Platform Engineer

## About the role BioLM is building an AI platform for molecular discovery, enabling researchers to design and analyze biological sequences using state-of-the-art language models. We are seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to own the architecture, development, and evolution of our core platform. You'll work directly with the founding team to make high-leverage technical decisions - and be accountable for the reliability, scalability, and quality of what we ship. ## Responsibilities - Ship products and features with startup-caliber velocity and a high bar for quality - Own the architecture and delivery of full-stack platform features, end-to-end - Lead technical scoping and architecture reviews for new features and integrations - Build and maintain integrations with external APIs, AI/ML services, and agentic tooling - Translate research and product requirements into robust, well-crafted platform capabilities ## Experience - 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with a track record of shipping production systems end-to-end, from infrastructure to user-facing interface - Led technical projects - scoped work, delegated effectively, and delivered on time - Designed and operated cloud infrastructure at scale - Built and maintained complex third-party integrations or API-driven systems - Brought product instincts and UI sensibility to ambiguous, early-stage problems ## Required Qualifications - Deep proficiency in Python and React/Node.js - Strong command of cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent), CI/CD, and Docker - Solid understanding of relational data modeling and API design patterns - Experience with REST, WebSockets, and modern integration patterns including agentic/MCP-based systems - A good eye for UI design and the product thinking to match ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience building tooling for scientific, research, or ML/AI-adjacent workflows - Familiarity with interactive data visualization (D3.js, Plotly, Vega-Lite) - Experience integrating or deploying large-scale ML model APIs or agentic AI systems - Background or genuine interest in biology, bioinformatics, or computational life sciences