Staff Machine Learning Engineer Institute of Computation / 14 January 2025

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Altos Labs is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer who can accelerate and optimize our progress in developing foundation models for biology. This role is integral to our Computational Systems Modeling & Scaling team, working in a team of experienced ML and infrastructure engineers to deliver compelling internal frameworks, services, and expertise. It will involve close collaboration with computational scientists from a diverse range of disciplines, including molecular modeling, computational biology, discrete simulation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

Responsibilities:

• Designing, building, and evaluating large-scale machine learning systems including data transformation pipelines, feature stores, distributed training, architecture optimization, model management & serving, etc.
• Motivated to build, deploy, and manage systems to accelerate large-scale machine learning workflows in an integrated, usable framework.
• Interested in understanding user needs across a wide range of scientific disciplines, and communicating with users to build systems that they can use productively.
• Demonstrated software engineering skills in developing reliable, scalable, performant systems in a cloud environment.
• Champion maintainable, scalable, and reusable software engineering techniques and acts as an ambassador to promote effective tools and practices to the research community.
• Mentor software engineers and computational scientists, evangelizing best practices around development tools, CI/CD, and other methods to improve code quality and efficiency.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, or related quantitative field, or equivalent technical experience.
• 8+ years software development experience.
• Extensive experience with large scale machine learning tools and infrastructure.
• Experience applying software engineering practices in a scientific environment, or another environment with similar characteristics.
• Excited to design, implement, and evangelize technical and cultural standards across scientific and technical functions.
• Proven track record of delivering high quality software.
• Skilled at working effectively with cross-functional teams, including research and engineering organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Familiarity with biological data formats, concepts, and computational models is a plus.

The salary range for Redwood City, CA:

• Staff Machine Learning Engineer: $ 232,900 - $315,100

The salary range for San Diego, CA:

• Staff Machine Learning Engineer: $ 221,000 - $299,000

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

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