# Lead Platform Engineer

> Raydar · South San Francisco, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-15

**Salary:** USD 205,000–235,000

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

About the company

Our client is a biotechnology company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as technical lead for the cloud, data and automation infrastructure behind a high-volume operation. Own backend services, data pipelines and distributed workflow systems, and build internal tooling that lets automated agents support day-to-day operations. Mentor engineers and lead cross-functional projects from idea through production.

What you'll do

\- Own core backend services that coordinate physical devices and on-prem servers, along with the data ingestion pipeline.

\- Build cloud infrastructure and data pipelines to store, process and deliver very large volumes of data.

\- Design infrastructure for running millions of compute tasks, including queues, workflow orchestration and scheduling.

\- Build AI infrastructure and internal tooling that supports agent-based systems for monitoring, logistics coordination and adaptive data analysis.

\- Lead ambiguous, cross-functional projects from concept to production.

\- Mentor teammates and help others build new skills.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- Strong experience with cloud orchestration services on AWS and Python backend development with a framework such as FastAPI or Django.

\- Impactful experience at a startup as it scaled.

\- Experience designing, building and shipping reliable distributed systems, including queues, orchestration and state machines.

\- Linux server administration and experience with distributed task queues.

\- Experience leading projects and mentoring engineers on small teams.

\- Up to date with the latest AI tooling.

\- A university degree in a quantitative or technical discipline, or comparable practical background.

\- High agency, strong ownership and clear communication in a fast-paced, tight-knit team.

Bonus points

\- Experience building LLM or agent systems, including tooling, evaluation, permissions and workflow design.

\- Ambition to step up from a Senior or Staff engineer role into a lead role.

\- Genuine curiosity about science domains.

\- Former founder or founding engineer.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: USD 205,000 to 235,000 per year

\- Equity

\- Health, dental and vision coverage

\- Life insurance and mental health coverage

\- Retirement plan with matching

\- Paid time off and paid holidays

Location and work model

\- South San Francisco, California, United States

\- Hybrid, 3 days a week on-site

\- Full-time

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/DDB594D076/apply)

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