Software Engineer

About Deep Origin
Led by Michael Antonov, a co-founder of Oculus, and well-funded by Formic Ventures, Deep Origin is poised to reinvent the way scientists work and life science innovations come to life. We see a future largely free of diseases with a 150 year lifespan being a norm. To get there, we are building an operating system for science, enabling scientists to be more productive and to bring tomorrow's ideas to life quickly and at a reasonable cost.

About the job
Join our team as a Software Engineer to build cutting-edge web applications for biotech and drug discovery tools. In this role, you'll collaborate with web developers, AI engineers, and researchers to create intuitive applications and seamless integrations that enhance the experience for biologists and researchers.

Requirements

• Design and develop highly scalable systems, ensuring seamless integration with various APIs and databases, including MongoDB and PostgreSQL.

• Collaborate with research teams to integrate technologies into a robust and scalable system.
• Work closely with internal users (drug discovery team) to improve the features and user experience of existing tools.
• Contribute to documentation and tests, investigate and resolve raised issues.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in software development, especially in areas relevant to operating systems and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Full proficiency in Python for software development.
• Experience in distributed systems, containerization, and deployment.
• Knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• 3+ years of experience working with mid- or large-size codebases.
• 3+ years of experience designing, building, and operating complex, highly scalable, distributed applications and systems.
• 3+ years of hands-on software development experience with Python. Experience with other languages is a plus.
• Experience with both relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
• Knowledge of cloud-based services (e.g., AWS, EC2, S3).
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with a strong sense of ownership and drive.
• Having expertise in prompt engineering and experience in developing Agentic systems is highly advantageous.
• Familiarity with Git-based workflow (e.g., GitHub workflow, trunk-based workflow, code review process, etc.).
• Familiarity with low-level programming languages is a significant plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Health insurance, family members too
• Weekly highly specialized seminars on bio-machine learning and chemistry.