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