Lead Platform Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 15, 2026.
About the company
Our client is a biotechnology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as technical lead for the cloud, data and automation infrastructure behind a high-volume operation. Own backend services, data pipelines and distributed workflow systems, and build internal tooling that lets automated agents support day-to-day operations. Mentor engineers and lead cross-functional projects from idea through production.
What you'll do
- Own core backend services that coordinate physical devices and on-prem servers, along with the data ingestion pipeline.
- Build cloud infrastructure and data pipelines to store, process and deliver very large volumes of data.
- Design infrastructure for running millions of compute tasks, including queues, workflow orchestration and scheduling.
- Build AI infrastructure and internal tooling that supports agent-based systems for monitoring, logistics coordination and adaptive data analysis.
- Lead ambiguous, cross-functional projects from concept to production.
- Mentor teammates and help others build new skills.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Strong experience with cloud orchestration services on AWS and Python backend development with a framework such as FastAPI or Django.
- Impactful experience at a startup as it scaled.
- Experience designing, building and shipping reliable distributed systems, including queues, orchestration and state machines.
- Linux server administration and experience with distributed task queues.
- Experience leading projects and mentoring engineers on small teams.
- Up to date with the latest AI tooling.
- A university degree in a quantitative or technical discipline, or comparable practical background.
- High agency, strong ownership and clear communication in a fast-paced, tight-knit team.
Bonus points
- Experience building LLM or agent systems, including tooling, evaluation, permissions and workflow design.
- Ambition to step up from a Senior or Staff engineer role into a lead role.
- Genuine curiosity about science domains.
- Former founder or founding engineer.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 205,000 to 235,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Life insurance and mental health coverage
- Retirement plan with matching
- Paid time off and paid holidays
Location and work model
- South San Francisco, California, United States
- Hybrid, 3 days a week on-site
- Full-time