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We work at the intersection of biology, chemistry, machine learning, and large-scale systems, transforming fragmented scientific data into reliable, machine-learning-ready knowledge.\nBiomedical data is dispersed, semi-structured, and inherently noisy, yet deeply interconnected across experiments, assays, compounds, and biological systems. Extracting value from this complexity requires deliberate schema design, principled abstractions, and rigorous post-processing pipelines that can support both scientific reasoning and large-scale AI.\nWe believe breakthroughs start with strong data foundations. This role sits at the architectural core of our platform, shaping how scientific data is modeled, validated, versioned, and served across the organization.\nThe Role\nAs a Senior Data Engineer, you will own the design and evolution of Absentia Labs’ biomedical data platform. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, making long-horizon architectural decisions while remaining hands-on in implementation.\nThis role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working in high-ambiguity, research-driven environments, and who understands that data engineering for AI is as much about representation and correctness as it is about scale.\nWhat You’ll Do\nArchitect and lead the design of end-to-end data systems for large-scale biomedical datasets (chemical, biological, toxicology, omics, assay, clinical, and experimental data).\n\nDefine and evolve schema-driven data models that reconcile noisy, semi-structured, and heterogeneous sources into coherent, interoperable representations.\n\nEstablish best practices for data quality, validation, provenance, lineage, and versioning suitable for scientific and ML workflows.\n\nBuild and maintain cloud-native data infrastructure (data lakes, warehouses, object storage, streaming systems) with an emphasis on scalability and reliability.\n\nDesign pipelines that support both batch and streaming access for ML training, evaluation, and inference.\n\nPartner closely with ML engineers, scientists, and product leads to translate research needs into durable data abstractions.\n\nMake principled trade-offs around performance, cost, flexibility, and correctness in production systems.\n\nProvide technical leadership through design reviews, architectural guidance, and mentorship of other engineers.\n\nIdentify and proactively address systemic risks in data integrity, scalability, and operational complexity.\n\nWho You Are\nYou are a data engineer who thinks in systems and interfaces, not just pipelines. You are comfortable owning poorly defined problems and converging on robust solutions through thoughtful design and iteration.\nYou understand that biomedical data is rarely “clean,” and that schema design, normalization, and semantics are first-order engineering problems-especially in AI-driven settings.\nYou Likely Have\n5+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or ML infrastructure roles, with clear ownership of production systems.\n\nProven experience designing and operating large-scale, production-grade data pipelines.\n\nStrong proficiency in Python and data-centric software engineering practices.\n\nDeep experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including storage, compute, and security primitives.\n\nFamiliarity with distributed data processing and orchestration systems (e.g., Spark, Beam, Ray, Airflow, Dagster).\n\nExperience supporting ML/AI workloads, including dataset generation, feature pipelines, and reproducible training workflows.\n\nStrong architectural judgment and the ability to communicate technical decisions clearly across disciplines.\n\nBonus If You Have\nCompetitive compensation, including meaningful equity participation, allows you to share directly in the long-term success and growth of the company.\n\nPrior work with biomedical or life-science data (e.g., omics, assays, molecular representations, clinical or toxicology data).\n\nExperience with streaming platforms (Kafka, Pub/Sub, Kinesis).\n\nExposure to ontology-aware data modeling or schema evolution in scientific domains.\n\nInfrastructure-as-code and systems experience (Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes).\n\nExperience in early-stage startups or research-heavy environments.\n\nOpen-source contributions or technical publications.\n\nWhat We Offer\nA chance to architect the data backbone of an AI-driven biomedical platform.\n\nDirect impact on how scientific data is translated into machine intelligence.\n\nHigh autonomy, high trust, and ownership over critical systems.\n\nFlexible remote or hybrid work arrangements.\n\nA deeply technical, low-ego culture focused on learning and rigor.\n\nHow to Apply\nPlease submit your resume and a short note on why this role resonates with you. 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