Founding Engineer (Data/AI)

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States - Remote
๐Ÿ“Š Data๐ŸŸฃ Senior

Job description

Location: Remote (in-person, NY)

Type: Full-time

About Us

Weโ€™re an early-stage, venture-backed healthtech company using AI and data science to drive

real-world impact in the life sciences. Our clients include leading biopharma organizations who

trust us to deliver insights from complex datasets.

Weโ€™re looking for a highly versatile engineer who can operate at the intersection of AI, data

engineering, and software development. Youโ€™ll work on advancing our AI systems, scaling data

workflows, and ensuring our platform continues to deliver exceptional performance for

enterprise clients.

What Youโ€™ll Do

  • Build and optimize AI-driven data pipelines

  • Enhance agentic system architecture and monitoring

  • Integrate new data sources and deploy new AI agent capabilities

  • Conduct technical analysis to improve performance and scalability

Must-Have Qualifications

  • Exceptional Python skills

  • Experience with AI frameworks

  • Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with ORM tools (e.g., SQLAlchemy)

  • Experience building applications with LLMs

  • Solid understanding of relational databases & cloud data warehouses

  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to design scalable technical solutions

  • Comfort working in early-stage environments (able to work independently)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in life sciences, healthcare analytics, biomedical research, or enterprise AI software

  • DevOps skills (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure)

  • Experience with distributed systems

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on experience

  • Pathway to equity if transitioning to a full-time, in-person role in the US

  • Performance-based H-1B visa sponsorship opportunity

  • Flexible, remote-first work environment

Why Join Us

  • Early hire at a fast-growing, VC-backed company

  • Opportunity to shape the future of AI-driven analytics in healthcare

  • Work directly with the founding team in a high-impact role

  • Exposure to high-value enterprise challenges

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