Principal Software Engineer
Astera Institute is an active nonprofit research institute and foundation that operates in-house neuroscience-informed AI research and funds, operates, and supports open-science programs and public goods.
About Astera Institute
Astera operates three divisions: Neuro-AI, Radial life-sciences research, and its Foundation. Its AI work pursues neuroscience-informed approaches to artificial general intelligence, while its foundation and Radial activities support open scientific infrastructure, datasets, research programs, and residencies.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will define and architect high-performance infrastructure for training large-scale models and complex simulations. You will design and optimize neuroscience-informed reinforcement-learning environments, establish standards for clean production-grade code, and turn research prototypes into scalable production systems. You will resolve critical technical bottlenecks across optimization, systems, and strategy.
Requirements
- Clean, maintainable, and well-tested code practices
- Complex systems architecture
- Infrastructure design
- Distributed systems
- Kernel-level optimization
- Ability to lead resolution of difficult engineering challenges
Responsibilities
- Define and architect high-performance infrastructure for training large-scale models and running complex simulations
- Design and optimize neuroscience-informed reinforcement-learning environments
- Set standards for clean, fast, production-grade code
- Turn research prototypes into scalable production systems
- Identify and resolve critical and ambiguous technical bottlenecks
Benefits
- Visa sponsorship may be available for qualified candidates