We are seeking a lead software engineer to join the founding team of a digital manufacturing startup in the chemicals industry, building a platform for customers to access synthetic chemistry capability without needing to build out their own laboratory and effortlessly scale to production.
Our software will span a wide range of systems and capabilities, from a web-based customer ordering experience leveraging state of the art chemistry machine learning algorithms to a manufacturing execution system directly connected to the chemical synthesis equipment and processes. You will be expected to lead from the front, being the primary contributor early on, then building and managing a team as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of the software architecture
- Develop our custom manufacturing execution system for rapid chemical synthesis
- Implement chemistry AI algorithms in partnership with co-founders
- Implement data collection and logging for chemistry equipment process conditions and telemetry
- Develop customer-facing e-commerce site
- Build and mentor a great team of software developers
Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- 2+ years of experience managing software teams and projects
- A track record of excellence and delivery
- A strong sense of ownership and maturity
- At least 60% time in-office
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience working with physical hardware systems
- Basic understanding of chemistry