Senior Software Engineer

The Company

FL100, Inc. is a privately held, early-stage company pioneering the use of artificial intelligence-based agents to build an integrated, end-to-end platform for AI-driven product innovation. FL100 has created intelligent and reliable AI agent-powered workflows for emergent product innovation. Emergent product innovation leads to new products with breakthrough market adoption that generate new sources of value by solving for large unmet consumer needs and creating demand that did not exist previously.

FL100 is backed by Flagship Pioneering, an innovation enterprise that conceives, creates, resources, and builds companies that invent breakthrough technologies to transform health care, agriculture, and sustainability. Flagship has created over 100 groundbreaking companies since 2000, including Moderna.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced, creative, and talented Senior Software Engineer. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software and product development, with the ability to lead projects and communicate effectively across teams and with ML researchers. In this role, you will:

• Act as a single-threaded leader for both front-end and back-end application development.
• Design system architecture for quickly moving, AI enabled back-end components.
• Contribute to User Interface design and participate in customer feedback.
• Work with ML researchers to translate PoCs into production application code.
• Manage the application development lifecycle including implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery best practices.
• Leverage AWS cloud infrastructure for scalable and efficient deployment of AI models.
• Uphold high standards of data security and compliance across all applications.

Successful candidates will be able to thrive in a fast-paced, action-oriented, team environment and display a clear passion for AI innovation and impact. The role offers a unique opportunity to help drive the strategy of an early stage AI-focused company. The candidate must be an entrepreneurial, highly motivated, and purpose-driven individual. The successful candidate will have a track record of building consumer applications or large internal applications. S(he) must exhibit strong collaboration and communication skills. S(he) should be ready to lead application development in a very dynamic and innovative environment.  

Qualifications:

• Professional Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in software development with a proven track record of successful project leadership and application architecture. Experience building and scaling consumer-facing or large internal applications is essential.
• Cloud and Infrastructure: Extensive experience with AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and AWS CLI. Knowledge of managing scalable cloud infrastructure, leveraging AWS for efficient deployment of AI models.
• Programming Skills: Strong proficiency in Python, or other relevant programming languages for application development.
• System Architecture: Demonstrated ability in designing robust system architectures for high-availability applications. Experience with microservices and serverless architectures is highly desirable.
• DevOps Tools: Proficiency in using Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS container services (EKS, ECS). Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices to ensure smooth deployment and operations.
• Collaboration and Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams, including ML researchers and product managers. Ability to translate complex technical details into clear business implications.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of handling high-pressure situations and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Security and Compliance: Deep understanding of data security, privacy laws, and compliance requirements applicable to software development, particularly in AI-driven applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Front-End Development: Advanced experience with front-end technologies, particularly React, JavaScript, and D3.js, with a strong understanding of building intuitive user interfaces.
• Database Management: Proficiency in using MongoDB for database solutions, with a focus on scalability and design optimization.
• Software as a Service (SaaS): Experience in developing and managing SaaS applications, with an emphasis on scalable architecture and customer-driven design.
• API Development: Strong capability in API development with frameworks such as FastAPI and Flask, with a focus on building robust, secure, and efficient web services.
• AWS Expertise: AWS Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional highly regarded.
• Infrastructure as Code: Ability to build and manage cloud infrastructure using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), enhancing automation and consistency across environments.
• Security Practices: In-depth knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards for SaaS applications, ensuring data integrity and protection across all platforms.

Values and Behaviors:

• A constant learner.
• Motivated and team oriented, with an ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Mission-oriented and dedicated to bringing breakthrough AI technologies to customers
• Entrepreneurial, pioneering spirit.
• Works with velocity and carries a great sense of urgency.
• Motivates and encourages team members at all levels.
• Holds oneself and others accountable for commitments in an assertive and positive manner.
• Fosters a growth-oriented, high-energy environment.
• An innovative mindset with a passion for leveraging technology to product development and improve customer behavior.
• Builds high quality deliverables and uses working backwards mindset to iterate on customer feedback.

More About Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company that invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $90 billion in aggregate value. Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture.  Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies, and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Learn more about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com.