Head of Software Engineering

ph3Responsibilities /h3 ul liOwning the engineering roadmap — deciding what to build, what to defer, and what to kill /li liSetting technical direction and architecture across frontend, backend, data pipelines, and lab‑hardware integration /li liShipping code yourself on the highest‑leverage problems, not just reviewing it /li liHiring, growing, and setting the bar for a team that ships fast and holds quality high — our lab runs on this software, so when things break, real experiments fail and real customers are affected /li liBuilding the team's AI‑assisted development practices into a genuine speed advantage /li /ul h3Requirements /h3 ul liYou’ve shipped production software for years and you’re not looking to leave the code behind — you want a role where you build and lead at the same time. /li liYou’ve hired, managed, and developed engineers, and built a team that ships fast and holds a high bar — at least once before, in a startup or high‑growth environment. /li liYou’ve owned or significantly shaped an engineering roadmap. You’ve made the call on what to build, defer, and kill — and you make pragmatic tradeoffs that keep things shipping and stop projects from growing out of scope. /li liYou make good architectural decisions across frontend, backend, data, and infrastructure, and you know when to go deep versus when to delegate. /li liIt’s 2026 — you already build with AI agents and coding tools as a force multiplier, and you have a real point of view on how they change team structure, tooling, and workflow. /li liA genuine interest in biology. No background required, but our product is running biology experiments in the physical world and that should excite you. /li liHigh‑autonomy, founder mindset. We share context and vision openly. You figure out what matters most and go work on it. /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr