About You
- You are an experienced full-stack engineer with deep strength in backend systems and platform architecture.
- You enjoy transforming complex research requirements into scalable, reliable software.
- You can move comfortably between system architecture, data models, backend services, infrastructure, and user-facing applications.
- You approach engineering decisions with an understanding of both immediate product needs and long-term platform implications.
- You are comfortable working with evolving requirements and bringing structure to technically ambiguous problems.
- You prioritize reliability, observability, maintainability, and performance rather than treating them as follow-on activities.
- You make pragmatic technical decisions without compromising the quality of the underlying system.
- You communicate technical decisions, tradeoffs, risks, and dependencies clearly.
- You work effectively across research, product, engineering, and operations teams.
- You demonstrate high agency, strong technical judgment, and accountability for outcomes.
- You are motivated by the purpose and real-world impact of the work, not simply by access to emerging technologies.
Skills & Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional experience building full-stack applications, backend systems, distributed systems, or platform infrastructure.
- Deep proficiency in TypeScript, React, and modern backend architecture.
- Strong experience designing and building scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines.
- Solid understanding of PostgreSQL, data modeling, distributed systems, and system design.
- Demonstrated experience building and operating production systems on AWS or GCP.
- Experience developing reliable, observable, and performant production systems.
- Ability to translate research or product requirements into maintainable technical architectures and implementations.
- Experience working with model training, model evaluation, reinforcement learning environments, AI agents, or data-generation systems is preferred.
- Strong understanding of software engineering practices, including testing, code review, technical documentation, and production operations.
- Sharp problem-solving capabilities and the ability to diagnose complex issues across the technology stack.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with teams across functions and geographies.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Salary Range: $200,000-350,000 + equity. This represents the typical base salary range for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors.
Our Red Cell Partners Benefits (may differ for each incubation):
For full-time roles
- Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows
- 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
- Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
- Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
- Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
- Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
- Mental health benefits are available through Tara Mind.
- Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux.
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