Software Engineer, Biomolecular Structure Software
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.
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About the Role
You will lead design and development of new software tools for working with biomolecular structures and experimental data in a machine-learning friendly way. You will review existing APIs and codebases, translate requirements into a final API, build consensus, work with scientists on correctness, and write Python plus C/C++ and CUDA code for performance. Some travel (10%) may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with at least 5 years of work experience
- Experience building new software packages from the ground up
- Track record of building software for critical scientific applications
- Experience collaborating with scientists
- Experience with machine learning pipelines and data preparation
- Nice to have: structural biology data experience
Responsibilities
- Review existing APIs and codebases to identify constraints and needs
- Translate requirements into a final API and build consensus around it
- Work with scientists to define requirements
- Identify where existing libraries can be used and what must be built new
- Ensure correctness of calculations on structures and data
- Write Python code and C/C++ libraries, including CUDA GPU kernels
Benefits
- Health insurance with 99% of premiums covered for employees and dependents
- Daily lunch plus stocked fridge and pantry
- Licenses for frontier AI tools and software
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Flexible paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Commuter benefits
- Health and dependent care FSAs