Director of Development, AI Native

Role overview Lead the development of a new AI-native software product for scientific research workflows. You will shape its technical architecture and delivery approach, build and manage an engineering team, and coordinate with product, user experience, and platform groups to create a scalable application that fits into a broader product ecosystem.

Responsibilities - Translate business and go-to-market needs into a modern architecture for a greenfield AI application. - Lead hiring, planning, requirements definition, design discussions, code reviews, and software development. - Mentor engineers and guide cross-functional teams through product development. - Partner with product management and UX to align features with the broader user experience. - Work with quality, cloud operations, and reliability teams to build, test, observe, and deploy the product. - Identify integration priorities and shared platform services with related product teams.

Requirements - Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience. - At least 12 years of professional experience, including 10 or more years in management. - Strong background in software architecture, design patterns, and cloud-native systems such as containers, microservices, and APIs. - Experience with cloud platforms and services, AI applications, and DevSecOps practices including CI/CD, testing, and observability. - Leadership experience across engineering teams, with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have - Advanced degree and experience in cheminformatics or bioinformatics. - Expert Python and Java skills; experience with Go, LLMs, or AI-assisted coding tools. - Experience with distributed execution frameworks such as Dask, Spark, or Ray, and with AWS. - Background in large-scale, highly available applications, full-stack development, or open-source technologies. - Knowledge of AI and machine learning, cloud computing, data science, big data, or cybersecurity.

Benefits and work setup - US-based remote role. - Benefits for eligible employees include medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; parental and compassionate-care leave; a 401(k) match; and an employee stock purchase plan.