Principal Software Engineer, Instrument Simulations

Lila Sciences
Cambridge
Workplace: OnsiteFull time204,000 - 270,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Mentoring","Team collaboration","Strategic thinking"]

A senior technical leader designing and building high-fidelity simulation environments and integration layers for laboratory automation, connecting AI-driven experimentation with robotic systems, while mentoring a small agile team and driving best practices across hardware-software integration and CI/CD.

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Lila Sciences
Lila Sciences
5 months ago

Principal Software Engineer, Instrument Simulations

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Job Summary

A senior technical leader designing and building high-fidelity simulation environments and integration layers for laboratory automation, connecting AI-driven experimentation with robotic systems, while mentoring a small agile team and driving best practices across hardware-software integration and CI/CD.
Location: Cambridge
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and implement high-fidelity simulation environments that model complex laboratory instrumentation, fluidics, and robotic workflows.
  • •Design robust integration patterns between heterogeneous hardware systems, ensuring reliable and safe execution of fully automated experiments.
  • •Lead the development of APIs and interfaces that enable scientists and AI agents to seamlessly interact with sophisticated automation infrastructure.
  • •Maintain and help establish best practices for hardware-software integration, system monitoring, and CI/CD in laboratory automation contexts for all newly developed systems.
  • •Mentor engineers, likely leading a small agile team.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 204,000 - 270,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Annual BonusEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field: Background that supports technical and leadership capabilities.
  • •10+ years of software development experience, including 5+ years in a leadership role: Demonstrates ability to lead and manage complex projects and engineering teams.
  • •Proven experience in architecting and directing large-scale software projects: Skilled in designing and leading the development of scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems.
  • •Strong proficiency in programming languages such as C++, Python, or Java: Capable of setting technical standards and guiding development practices.
  • •Strong record of implementing and advocating for engineering best practices such as code reviews, testing, and continuous integration.
Experience:10+ yearsLaboratory automationScientific instrumentationAI
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentoringTeam collaborationStrategic thinking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C++PythonJavaAPIsCI/CDRoboticsAutomation

Company Brief

Lila Sciences
Develops AI-driven platforms to accelerate drug discovery and biological research by integrating machine learning with chemical and biological data to predict molecular properties, streamline candidate selection, and enable faster therapeutic development.
Industry: Biotech
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Seed
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