Aether Bio

Drug Discovery · AI for Science
6open roles
$178kmedian advertised pay
5backers · 4DX Ventures, Abstract Ventures
Growinghiring pace, 63 of 100

Overview

Aether Bio's Protein Function Model accelerates protein discovery for super materials, critical mineral processing, and advanced manufacturing.

Funding and backers

Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
7
+5 posted in 30 days
Backers
5
4DX Ventures, Abstract Ventures
Momentum
29/100
hiring for its size
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
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Jobs

$150k – $200k per year · In office · Full-Time · South San Francisco
Python
JAX
Diffusion Models
PyTorch
World Models
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$130k – $180k per year · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Menlo Park
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$115k – $175k per year · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Menlo Park
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$80k – $100k per year · In office · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · South San Francisco
Chromatography
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$125k – $175k per year · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · South San Francisco
Statistical Process Control
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≈ $96k – $176k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · South San Francisco
Machine Learning
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$178k
Typical range
$100k – $200k
Open positions
6
5 Jobs
Junior 40%
Senior 40%
Architect 20%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 2 $138k $100k – $175k
Senior 2 $178k $175k – $180k
Architect 1 $200k $200k
Highest paying role Director, Contract Manufacturing Operations $200k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Aether Bio By role, level and city, against the market · 6 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
63/100
Growing
Open positions
7
4 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
12 days
faster than 73% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Management
27% ▼
Industrial Engineering
27% ▼
Science & Research
18% ▲
AI/ML
9% ▲
Marketing
9% ▼
Operations
9% ▲
Activity Timeline
+4 jobs in a week Nov 2026
Added Chromatography to stack Oct 2026
Added Statistical Process Control to stack Oct 2026
+6 jobs in a week Sep 2026

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Aether Bio over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
14
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
71/100
Languages
Python
Frameworks & libraries
JAX
PyTorch
Cloud & platforms
Linux
Windows
AWS
Active Directory
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Full Aether Bio tech stack 14 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

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Shared investors5
Radicle ImpactVia a fund
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4DX VenturesVia a fund
50 portfolio companies: Zoie Health, ZENO, Hohm Energy and 47 more
Shrug CapitalVia a fund
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BoxGroupVia a fund
114 portfolio companies: Diode, Nominal, Trajectory and 111 more
240 portfolio companies: Reactor, 11x, 0G and 237 more
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
South San Francisco
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South San Francisco United States
HQ
SSF
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 25% remote 50-200 est. staff $158k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, AI/ML, Science & Research
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Menlo Park United States
Remote hub
Remote
3 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 100% remote 50-200 est. staff $185k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering
seen since Sep 2026 job postings