Senior Software Engineer

At Unlearn, our purpose is to advance artificial intelligence (AI) to eliminate trial and error in medicine. We are innovating advanced machine learning methods to leverage generative AI in forecasting patient outcomes, starting with the domain of clinical trials. We produce AI-generated digital twins of individual trial participants, enabling smaller and more efficient clinical trials to bring effective medicines to patients sooner.

Our innovative work in AI today will reinvent how AI is applied in medicine tomorrow — and we have a top secret plan for how to get there. We won’t be able to achieve this mission just by applying technologies created by others; the future must be invented.

Unlearn is a technology company, not a biotech company. We use computers, not pipettes. We make and use software, we don’t discover or make drugs. We believe that AI will define the future of medicine, and we aren’t deterred by naysayers or skeptics. 

We come from a variety of backgrounds ranging from machine learning to marketing—but regardless of where we come from, Unlearners share some common traits:

• Unlearners are ambitious; we aren’t intimidated by big, challenging goals. 

• Unlearners are disciplined experimenters; we break down our big goals into smaller chunks and meet as often as necessary to track our velocity and iterate quickly. 

• Unlearners are gritty; we never give up, setbacks just make us try harder.

• Unlearners are receptive to new ideas; in fact, we hate being stuck with the status quo

• Unlearners are storytellers; sharing information with each other and with the world is super important, too important to be boring.  And, last but not least,

• Unlearners are team-oriented; we put the mission first, the company second, the team third, and individuals last.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Unlearn was founded in 2017 by a team of world-class machine learning scientists.  We have raised venture capital from top tier investors such as Altimeter, Insight Partners, Radical Ventures, 8VC, DCVC, and DCVC Bio, and recently completed our $50 million Series C in January 2024.

If our purpose and culture resonate with you, we invite you to apply.

About the Role

Unlearn’s products provide AI-powered clinical trials that generate high-quality evidence in less time. Software engineers in our platform teams are responsible for ensuring the software systems that support the delivery of our products are reliable and consistent. They need to develop and maintain robust tools and flexible pipelines that can adapt to the rapid development environment of our data and generative AI technologies. You will be part of an experienced team focused on identifying and solving challenging engineering problems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop Unlearn’s proprietary software tools that are used across our machine learning systems at a production level

• Design and develop reliable and scalable software systems - you will be building infrastructure the supports organizations company-wide including data products, machine learning, and biostatistics research

• Demonstrate software engineering best practices and be an ambassador for excellence

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams that include scientists, engineers, and statisticians

• Examples of production-level tools to be scaled and maintained: Our in-house data interchange format, a custom matrix library

Requirements

• Fluency in Python and familiarity with its essential data science tools (numpy, pandas)

• 4+ years in a related role

• Track record of taking the initiative, demonstrating complete ownership, and delivering solutions to complex problems.

• Experience contributing to software libraries under active development

• Experience designing and implementing cloud-based software systems (preferably AWS)

• Experience or interest in working with multidisciplinary teams that include scientists, engineers, and statisticians.

• Familiarity with developing and maintaining machine learning systems

• B.S. (advanced preferred) or related degree in a quantitative discipline.

• Able to come into either our San Francisco office at least two days a week

Benefits & Perks

The following benefits and perks are for full time roles only.

• Generous equity participation

• 100% company-covered medical, dental, & vision insurance plans

• 401k plan with matching

• Flexible PTO plus company holidays

• Annual company-wide break December 24 through January 1

• Commuter benefits

• Paid Parental Leave

• Support for H1B, TN, and E-3 Visa change of employer transfers

Unlearn is an equal opportunity employer. 

At Unlearn, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, because inclusion and diversity are essential to achieving our mission. If you’re excited about this role, and your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply nevertheless.