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Senior Backend Engineer, Kernel

Asimov

Overview

Asimov is a pioneering company in the field of synthetic biology, integrating mammalian synthetic biology, computer-aided design, and machine learning. Our mission is to advance humanity's ability to design living systems, enabling biotechnologies with outsized benefits to society. We are currently seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Kernel team in Boulder, Colorado.

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and maintain software tools used by bioengineers to advance the design and manufacture of biologics and gene therapies.
  • Directly shape the software architecture and be involved in the long-term product direction.
  • Work with a modern backend stack including Python 3, Strawberry, SQLAlchemy.
  • Develop data models and schemas for the complex domain of biology.
  • Be part of an on-call rotation to support the software you've helped develop.
  • Interface directly with members of the synthetic biology team to identify and prioritize improvements to software systems.
  • Contribute to Asimov’s technology platform, direction, and culture.

What You'll Bring

  • A sense of urgency, a strong work ethic, and a desire to ship challenging technical products.
  • The ability to navigate the ambiguity of building something that is first-of-its-kind.
  • Multiple years of experience building and scaling systems to production-level workloads.
  • Sound technical judgement that considers quality, performance, and product stage.
  • Passion for joining an early stage startup where autonomy, passion to learn, and excitement to engineer biology take precedence over process and ego.
  • The ability to regularly work from our Boulder office.

Why Join Us

  • Competitive salary starting at $160,000/year.
  • Opportunity to grow with a constantly evolving organization.
  • Push the frontiers of synthetic biology in a company that values diversity and recombination of skills.
  • Be part of a culture that is key to our mission, fostering a team of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

Benefits
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