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Software Engineer

💰 $120,000 - $160 🌍 San Francisco 📅 08/08/2024

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Job Description

### Seeking an ambitious engineer to pioneer AI-workers in biology.

### **We believe that great scientists should do great science.**

Labs waste months to learn and code pipelines that are obsolete for the next
experiment. Mithrl’s “digital agents” create on-demand custom workflows using
natural language – in minutes. So that scientists can focus all their time to
conduct higher-quality experiments.

At Mithrl, we conduct cutting-edge AI research and develop state-of-the-art
products. Our scientists have developed in-house (the world’s first) a network
of specialized AI agents that fully automate end to end dry-lab processes
using just natural language. This automation includes:

* RNA/DNA sequence processing
* Cleaning, sanitizing, and converting unstructured data to structured data
* Conducting literature reviews and hypothesis testing
* Performing exploratory and complex analysis in minutes (no training required)

Our prospects are blown away by the platform. Their initial reactions
consistently revolve around:

* _“This is nuts!!”_
* _“It is impossible! Too good to be true”_
* _“How did you make it do that?!”_
* _“Could I please try this on my datasets today?”_
* _“This is going to make my life so much easier”_

### Why AI x Biotech?

* Data in biotech has increased 10,000x over the past 10 years
* AI in biopharma will 20x in 7 years. $200m to $4b, 54% CAGR.

### Traction

Founded by two scientists, we are a venture-backed, fast-growing startup
located in the heart of San Francisco. We are very well capitalized and have
customers in the US and Europe. We are backed and advised by some of the most
sought-after biotech legends (including the former CEO of Roche.)

* * *

### Who are you?

* You are a hungry and ambitious engineer, eager to define your early career through fundamental AI research and applied ML
* You thrive in challenging environments and are passionate about innovative technologies - applying your research to real world, painful problems
* **_You must be a grinder — and would be thoughtful about every opportunity you land_**

### What you will do

* First and foremost - contribute significantly to the engineering culture. We deliver a high product velocity and believe **_shipping is winning_**
* Develop and maintain our web application using React for the front end and Python/Django for the back end.
* Integrate Generative AI APIs (such as GPT, Claude, and LLaMA) into web applications to enhance functionality and user experience.
* Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
* Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application.
* Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
* Utilize AWS services for deployment, scaling, and management of applications.

### What you need to succeed

* High proficiency in React and Python.
* Experience with Django (preferred but not necessary).
* At least 3 years of experience in full stack development.
* Familiarity with Generative AI APIs such as GPT, Claude, and LLaMA.
* Experience with AWS services and cloud deployment.
* Knowledge of PostgresSQL
* Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
* Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
* **_Ability to work in-person in San Francisco_**

### Why this role is unique and important:

This role offers you an unparalleled opportunity to work closely with the
founders, gaining a comprehensive understanding of what it means to drive
innovation and strategic decision-making in a high-growth, early-stage
technology startup. **This is an exceptional role for talented individuals who
aspire to become future founders, Chief Technology Officers, or world-class AI
experts within a tech company.** You will be at the cutting edge of AI
technology, contributing to groundbreaking projects and making a significant
impact on the company's success and direction.

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### About the Team:

We are working on incredibly challenging problems at the most important
intersection in history: biology and computation. We are building a team of
super smart and thoughtful colleagues, and are all eager to dedicate a
substantial part of our life solving these problems. The undertaking has a
non-trivial risk of failing. But when we succeed we will hugely accelerate
scientific progress and aid the creation of therapies for cancer, solutions to
global warming, and cures for aging. As you might imagine, we grind and work
very intensely to assure success and we ask the same from you.

**Benefits:**

You perform your best when you feel your best. We’re building a high-
performance team and don’t hold back on benefits that make people feel
healthy, be fulfilled, and do the best work of their lives:

* You will work with the founders directly
* Unlimited PTO policy
* Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance (Aetna Platinum PPO)
* Life Insurance
* Ambitious equity incentive
* Sponsored lunches
* Company-sponsored professional development
* Work visa sponsorship