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Senior Software Engineer, ML Platform

Xaira Therapeutics
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Posted
2 months ago
Department
Computational Protein Design
Salary
$189,000 - $245,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Strong programming skills in Python
  • 5+ years of industry experience building and deploying ML systems in production environments
  • Experience leading technical projects and driving cross-functional execution
  • Experience with infrastructure/ops tools such as Terraform, Ansible
  • Experience with deep learning frameworks such as Torch, Jax
  • Solid understanding of machine learning
Nice to have
  • Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computational Biology, or a related field
What the job really is

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team at Xaira Therapeutics, you will design, build, and deploy AI infrastructure to support research in drug discovery. Your work will involve collaborating with AI scientists to manage GPU resources for training biological foundation models, improving model training systems, and developing tools for dataset management and evaluation.

Benefits
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Base salary range of $205,000 - $275,000 annually
  • Total cash compensation up to $235,000 - $325,000
  • Bonus and equity options
  • Open, flexible, and friendly work environment
Things to weigh
  • Prior experience with biology is not required, but you should be willing to learn
  • The role involves working with cutting-edge GPU clusters and MLOps, which may require a steep learning curve for some candidates
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