Staff Platform Engineer

Posted 10 Days Ago
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9 Locations
202K-291K Annually
Senior level
Biotech
The Role
The Staff Platform Engineer will design, develop, and maintain the Altos cloud platform, optimize systems for scientific applications, and work collaboratively with diverse research teams. Responsibilities include implementing cloud technologies, overseeing resource allocation costs, administering high-performance file systems, and enhancing system reliability through automation and CI/CD pipelines.
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Our Mission

Our mission is to restore cell health and resilience through cell rejuvenation to reverse disease, injury, and the disabilities that can occur throughout life.

For more information, see our website at altoslabs.com.

Our Value

Our Single Altos Value: Everyone Owns Achieving Our Inspiring Mission.

Diversity at Altos

We believe that diverse perspectives are foundational to scientific innovation and inquiry. At Altos, exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work together to advance a shared mission. Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives. We are all accountable for sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment.

What You Will Contribute To Altos

The Altos Cloud Platform Team is seeking an experienced platform software engineer to drive the design, development, and maintenance of the Altos cloud platform. You will be part of the team responsible for cloud infrastructure and scientific computing systems used by Altos scientists to conduct cutting-edge research. Additionally, you will work closely with software engineers, researchers, and IT teams to build and support systems that are scalable, reliable, secure, and efficient.

Responsibilities

  • Implement platform technologies to create, deploy, and monitor scientific applications for internal and external use
  • Facilitate cloud technology adoption cross-functionally across scientific and research teams
  • Understand user needs across a wide range of scientific disciplines and build systems that scientists can use productively
  • Optimize system performance and utilization for scientific applications and underlying infrastructure
  • Work with stakeholders to improve financial operations in the cloud, driving changes for efficient allocation of resources and cost management
  • Administer cached and distributed high performance file systems
  • Improve reliability of systems via automation, testing, and continuous integration and delivery
  • Continuously improve and maintain documentation for our development and deployment processes

Who You AreMinimum Qualifications

  • B.S. in Computer Science, or related quantitative field, or equivalent technical experience
  • 5+ years of experience in a Cloud Infrastructure, DevSecOps, or systems-focused platform software engineering role
  • Deep experience architecting and operating cloud solutions on AWS
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CDK.
  • Experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience building tools in Python, Ruby, Bash, or other technologies typically used for system orchestration
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools
  • Excited to design, implement, and evangelize computing standards and culture across scientific and technical functions
  • Enjoys building scalable, secure, and robust systems
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building platforms to accelerate the efforts of software, data, and machine learning engineers
  • Experience writing automated tests across different levels of the test pyramid


The salary range for San Francisco Bay Area, CA:

  • Staff Software Engineer: $215,050 - $290,950

The salary range for San Diego, CA:

  • Staff Software Engineer: $202,300 - $273,700

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.


For UK applicants, before submitting your application:

- Please click here to read the Altos Labs EU and UK Applicant Privacy Notice (bit.ly/eu_uk_privacy_notice)
- This Privacy Notice is not a contract, express or implied and it does not set terms or conditions of employment.

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What We Want You To Know

We are a culture of collaboration and scientific excellence, and we believe in the values of inclusion and belonging to inspire innovation.

Altos Labs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

Altos currently requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to legally required exemptions (e.g., due to a medical condition or sincerely-held religious belief).

Thank you for your interest in Altos Labs where we strive for a culture of scientific excellence, learning, and belonging.

Note: Altos Labs will not ask you to download a messaging app for an interview or outlay your own money to get started as an employee. If this sounds like your interaction with people claiming to be with Altos, it is not legitimate and has nothing to do with Altos. Learn more about a common job scam at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-spot-avoid-online-job-scams-biron-clark/

Top Skills

AWS
Bash
Python
Ruby
The Company
Bay Area, CA
280 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Altos Labs™ is a biotechnology company focused on cellular rejuvenation programming to restore cell health and resilience, with the goal of reversing disease to transform medicine. The company comprises a community of leading scientists, clinicians, and leaders from both academia and industry working together towards this common mission.

Altos has operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego, and in Cambridge, UK, with significant collaborations in Japan.

Note: Altos Labs will not ask you to download a messaging app for an interview or outlay your own money to get started as an employee. If this sounds like your interaction with people claiming to be with Altos, it is not legitimate and has nothing to do with Altos.

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