Staff Software Engineer / Technical Lead

Tamarind Bio is focused on enabling scientists to access AI-powered drug discovery, providing tools for designing protein drugs and improving industrial enzymes. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and contribute to architectural discussions while being deeply involved in execution and coding.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the CTO on architecture, technical planning, and major engineering initiatives
• Provide technical guidance across a team of 7-8 engineers
• Lead design reviews and architectural discussions
• Help engineers navigate complex technical challenges
• Contribute directly to the codebase across infrastructure, backend services, APIs, and product development
• Review code and provide feedback on implementation approaches
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, scalability, performance, and developer productivity
• Support technical decision-making across new products and platform capabilities
• Work closely with customers and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical solutions
• Help establish engineering standards as the team continues to grow
• Collaborate with the CTO on technical priorities and architectural decisions
• Review designs and provide guidance on implementation approaches
• Build and operate services across infrastructure, ML systems, APIs, and customer-facing applications
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
• Help unblock engineers working through difficult technical problems
• Work directly with customers to understand requirements and gather feedback
• Balance hands-on engineering work with technical leadership responsibilities