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About the Role

FutureHouse is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to collaborate with, educate, and lead AI engineering efforts for Postdoctoral Fellows and research partners. This role involves designing, building, and deploying AI agents and tools for biology projects, while also teaching and coaching Fellows on AI tool integration into their research.

Responsibilities

• Perform cutting edge research by applying AI to biological research problems in collaboration with post-doctoral Fellows and other research collaborators.
• Teach Fellows and other collaborators to build, adapt, and use AI tools in their research by providing ongoing technical coaching and support.
• Develop and deliver practical technical instruction, workshops, and curriculum to help researchers build competency with AI agents, LLM-powered applications, and related tools.

Requirements

• 5+ years of machine-learning and software engineering experience, including a track record of building and shipping production-quality software that real users depend on.
• Strong engineering foundation, including proficiency in Python and comfort picking up new tools and frameworks quickly.
• Experience building with LLMs, AI/ML systems, agent architectures, or AI-enabled applications.
• An M.S. in science or equivalent research experience in an academic lab or life sciences company.
• Comfortable operating independently, building from scratch, driving clarity in ambiguous situations, and wearing multiple hats.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, coach, mentor, or train technical or scientific audiences.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to scope ambiguous problems, prioritize effectively, manage dependencies, and drive work to completion.
• Willingness and ability to learn new scientific domains quickly.

Skills

• Python
• LLMs
• AI/ML systems
• Agent architectures
• AI-enabled applications
• TypeScript

Location

• San Francisco

Work Type

• Full-time
• In-person

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• M.S. in science or equivalent research experience
• PhD or advanced research experience in biology, chemistry, or a related field (preferred)

Salary/Compensations

• $220,000 - $350,000

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Full healthcare coverage — 100% of premiums paid for employee and dependents
• 401(k) company matching
• Mental health support through Rula
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for maternity, paternity, and adoption
• Lunch provided daily in the office
• Regular team offsites and company events

About the Company

• FutureHouse is a non-profit research organization using AI to accelerate frontier biology research.
• We provide biology researchers with the tools, training, and infrastructure to apply AI to ambitious questions at the cutting edge of biological discovery.
• Our flagship program is the AI-for-Science Independent Postdoctoral Fellowship, supporting early-career scientists at the intersection of frontier AI and leading academic research.
• The Fellowship offers industry-grade compute, dedicated software engineering support, and mentorship from world-class academic co-advisors.

Equal Opportunity

• FutureHouse is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.