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Senior Full Stack Engineer — Scientific Data Infrastructure | San Mateo, CA (On-site)
Client is a 3-person startup with strong pedigree from Google, Stanford, building the missing data layer for scientific research — connecting instruments, spreadsheets, and data sources into a central AI-ready platform.
$3M seed, working with companies, academic labs, and DOE national labs. Demand is outpacing the team.
You'll be an early and highly leveraged hire shaping core infrastructure used by world‑class scientists.
What you'll do
- Build core data infrastructure: ingestion, normalization, storage, indexing
- Ship across the full stack — Python backend, TypeScript/Next.js frontend
- Design schemas that make heterogeneous lab data queryable
- Work directly with scientists to translate domain problems into working software
- Own reliability and make smart tradeoffs on quality vs. speed
Stack:
Python, TypeScript, Next.js, Django, GCP, SQL
Strong fit if you have:
- 4–8 years full-stack engineering with hands‑on data infrastructure experience
- Comfortable operating with high ownership in a very early‑stage environment
- Experience building platforms that handle messy, heterogeneous data at scale
Details:
- Full-time, 5 days on-site in San Mateo
- $180K–$220K depending on experience + competitive equity
- Visa sponsorship considered case by case