Research Engineer

Chai Discovery
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Python","PyTorch","CUDA","GPU programming","OS internals","ETL pipelines","Slurm","Kubernetes","Performance profiling","High-performance computing"]

Design, train, evaluate, and optimize core AI models and the supporting infrastructure, collaborating closely with research scientists. You will build scalable, reliable tooling and productionize research, enabling cutting-edge AI-driven drug design. The role sits in a fast-paced research team focused on frontier AI models for therapeutic engineering and high-performance computing.

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Chai Discovery
Chai Discovery
2 years ago

Research Engineer

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Job Summary

Design, train, evaluate, and optimize core AI models and the supporting infrastructure, collaborating closely with research scientists. You will build scalable, reliable tooling and productionize research, enabling cutting-edge AI-driven drug design. The role sits in a fast-paced research team focused on frontier AI models for therapeutic engineering and high-performance computing.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, train, evaluate, and optimize Chai’s core AI models and infrastructure, working in tight loops with research scientists.
  • •Develop and optimize all the infrastructure & tooling upon which our AI research depends.
  • •Collaborate with AI researchers to understand, implement and optimize new research directions.
  • •Integrate AI models into production systems, ensuring scalability and reliability.
  • •Work with a craft-obsessed team to push the frontier of AI-driven drug design.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • •Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python and deep learning frameworks like PyTorch.
  • •Deep understanding of operating system internals.
  • •Experience with HPC infrastructure such as Slurm and Kubernetes.
  • •Experience with performance engineering and profiling for CPU and CPU workloads.
Experience:AIBiotechnologyDrug discovery
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:PythonPyTorchCUDAGPU programmingOS internalsETL pipelinesSlurmKubernetesPerformance profilingHigh-performance computing
Tech Stack:PythonPyTorchCUDAGPU programmingSlurmKubernetes

Company Brief

Chai Discovery
Builds foundation AI models to predict and design interactions between biochemical molecules, enabling de novo antibody and drug design to accelerate pharmaceutical discovery and development.
Industry: Biotech
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2024
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