Staff Software Engineer, Imaging

Insitro
United States
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 219,000 - 233,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Cross-functional partnership","Architectural ownership","Mentorship","Mission-driven","Force multiplier"]

Define and expand the computer vision and machine learning infrastructure for imaging workflows across the full imaging data lifecycle. Build platform capabilities, user tools, and end-to-end systems that harden production ML pipelines processing millions of images per day. Partner closely with lab, ML, and microscopy teams to translate scientific needs into scalable software, and mentor engineers to raise the team’s technical bar.

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Insitro
Insitro
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Staff Software Engineer, Imaging

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Job Summary

Define and expand the computer vision and machine learning infrastructure for imaging workflows across the full imaging data lifecycle. Build platform capabilities, user tools, and end-to-end systems that harden production ML pipelines processing millions of images per day. Partner closely with lab, ML, and microscopy teams to translate scientific needs into scalable software, and mentor engineers to raise the team’s technical bar.
Location: United States
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with lab and ML scientists to design, develop, and scale platform capabilities for ML-powered high-content imaging screens.
  • •Build and evolve tools and interfaces for data exploration, quality assessment, and visualization to enable fast scientific iteration.
  • •Own complex, end-to-end architectural projects and deliver incrementally with long-term maintainability.
  • •Scale and harden image processing and ML workflows to reliably process millions of images per day.
  • •Establish best practices for data integrity, lineage tracking, reproducibility, and observability, and write clear technical documentation.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 219,000 - 233,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:401kHealth InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeavePaid ParentalLearning BudgetHome OfficeCell PhoneInternet StipendMeal AllowanceCommuter BenefitsEmployer MatchingNew Hire

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years building and operating production-grade software and high-throughput data pipelines, primarily in Python.
  • •Designed, built, and deployed scientific computing pipelines, visualizations, and QC processes for large-scale imaging or other high-dimensional datasets.
  • •Hands-on experience with a Python-first ML stack and distributed compute (e.g., PyTorch/Lightning, Ray, Kubernetes) and workflow orchestration (e.g., Argo, Airflow, or redun).
  • •Proven track record owning complex systems end-to-end from architecture through production operation.
  • •Thrives translating abstract research needs into practical, scalable software and mentoring other engineers.
Experience:8+ yearsMachine learningComputer visionHigh-throughput data pipelinesScientific computingDistributed systems
Skills:Cross-functional partnershipArchitectural ownershipMentorshipMission-drivenForce multiplier
Tech Stack:PythonPyTorchLightningRayKubernetesArgoAirflowRedun

Company Brief

Insitro
Insitro is a machine-learning-driven drug discovery and development company that integrates high-throughput biology, human genetics, and AI to identify therapeutic targets and design medicines across metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases.
Industry: Biotech
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: South San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2018
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