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Staff Software Engineer, Imaging

South San Francisco, CA💼 Full-time💰 $219,000–$219,000🗓 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-25

Core

Define and expand computer vision and ML infrastructure for the full imaging data lifecycle, building platform features that integrate novel imaging modalities and ML-derived phenotypes into drug discovery workflows.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Imaging & ML Platform)

Builds

High-throughput ML pipelines, interactive data exploration tools, and production-hardened image processing systems for cellular machine learning.

Domain

Biotech / Drug Discovery / Computer Vision / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, distributed systems (PyTorch/Lightning, Ray, Kubernetes), workflow orchestration (Argo, Airflow), end-to-end system architecture, high-throughput data pipeline design, data integrity practices.

Preferred skills

Scientific computing pipeline design, mentoring engineers, cross-functional partnership with lab scientists.

Technologies

Python, PyTorch, Lightning, Ray, Kubernetes, Argo, Airflow, redun

Responsibilities

Design and scale platform capabilities for ML-powered high-content imaging screens; build robust tools and interfaces for data exploration and visualization; own complex end-to-end projects with long-term maintainability; scale and harden image processing workflows to process millions of images daily; establish data integrity, lineage tracking, and observability practices; translate experimental needs into actionable technical plans; mentor team members.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with architectural ownership and mentorship

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