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Head of Engineering

Waldon, Contra Costa County🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $130,000–$130,000🗓 2025-08-09 → 2026-08-07

Core

Building a cloud-based distributed web platform for nanoscale materials and chemistry, establishing architecture, and leading the engineering team.

Role type

Head of Engineering (Senior IC with leadership responsibilities)

Builds

Cloud-based distributed web platform for nanoscale materials and chemistry

Domain

Materials science / Chemistry / Cloud Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure | product features

Required skills

JavaScript/Node.JS, Python, Linux/RedHat/Bash, AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker/Vagrant, MongoDB/JSON, React.JS

Preferred skills

SaltStack, chemistry/materials science knowledge, advanced electronic structure methods (VASP, Quantum ESPRESSO, Gaussian, NWChem, Siesta), machine learning

Technologies

JavaScript, Node.JS, Python, Linux, RedHat, Bash, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Vagrant, MongoDB, JSON, React.JS, Meteor.JS, SaltStack, VASP, Quantum ESPRESSO, Gaussian, NWChem, Siesta

Responsibilities

Software development, software design, planning and organizing engineering team work, establishing architecture and infrastructure, collaborating with product team to explain software concepts

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership trajectory

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