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Senior Software Engineer, Operations Research

Lila Sciences· Physical Intelligence
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Cambridge, MA$180k - $256kfull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior software engineer role focusing on backend systems, data infrastructure, and orchestration for AI-driven scientific platform in a cross-functional robotics and software team.

Responsibilities

  • Fleet orchestrator, Scheduler, Manufacturing Execution System, data pipelines, and related software systems.
  • Design & Build APIs: Design and build APIs and backend services that integrate with AI-driven applications, with focus on reliability and performance.
  • Database Architecture & Scaling: Develop schemas and manage diverse data systems (SQL, NoSQL, Vector DBs, and others) for optimal performance and scalability.
  • Application Development: Drive the implementation of backend services, focusing on performance, maintainability, and reliability.
  • Performance & Reliability: Diagnose and optimize system bottlenecks, ensuring high availability and low-latency performance across large-scale workloads.
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: Build and deploy production-grade systems on AWS using Kubernetes and modern DevOps practices.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with robotics scientists, platform engineers, and ML teams to integrate data pipelines and orchestration into scientific workflows.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5–10 years of engineering experience building and deploying large-scale backend or data systems in production.
  • Backend / Data Development: Experience developing distributed software and data systems (Postgres, Flyte, Temporal, NATS/MQTT, FastAPI).
  • Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants to drive productivity is required.
  • Communication & Collaboration: Acute listening skills, and a proven track record of working cross-functionally with scientists, data engineers, and product teams; able to explain complex ideas to diverse audiences.
  • Problem Solving: Proven ability to take ownership of complex backend challenges, balancing trade-offs between scalability, performance, and maintainability.

Skills

Required:APIs and backend servicesDatabase design and systemsDistributed systems
Nice to have:Cloud & DevOps (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform/CloudFormation, CI/CD)Python for science/data libraries

Benefits

  • Full-time U.S. employees receive medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company holidays; paid parental leave; educational assistance; commuter benefits (bike share); subsidized lunch program.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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