Job description

About SandboxAQ

SandboxAQ is a high-growth company delivering AI solutions that address some of the world's greatest challenges. The company’s Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) power advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation, cybersecurity, and other sectors.

We are a global team that is tech-focused and includes experts in AI, chemistry, cybersecurity, physics, mathematics, medicine, engineering, and other specialties. The company emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent, growth capital-backed company in 2022, funded by leading investors and supported by a braintrust of industry leaders.

At SandboxAQ, we’ve cultivated an environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and impact. By investing deeply in our people, we’re building a thriving, global workforce poised to tackle the world's epic challenges. Join us to advance your career in pursuit of an inspiring mission, in a community of like-minded people who value entrepreneurialism, ownership, and transformative impact.

About the Role

Our team is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to the development of computational chemistry tools, enabling client-facing teams to deliver solutions for drug discovery.

As we continue to expand our portfolio of capabilities – spanning physics-based simulations, large-scale data and knowledge graphs, machine learning, and massively parallel computing – we require reliable and efficient software to drive it.

We are looking for an experienced engineer who can enhance our team’s work through the creation of clean software and collaboration with a team of computational chemists, physicists, AI experts, and software engineers. This should be founded in a good understanding of the technical challenges and familiarity with scientific concepts and terminology.

What You'll Do

Maintain and extend existing scientific software packages, and drive the full lifecycle of new ones

Architect and implement cutting-edge scientific and ML software alongside subject matter experts
Adopt current practices and ensure stability through testing

Work closely with the Engineering Team to build on top of the group’s cloud infrastructure

Manage dependencies and integrate software into CI/CD pipelines
Adapt software to different commercial cloud backends

Work closely with the client-facing Drug Discovery Team to identify needs and help with technical challenges

Gather requirements from application scientists to prototype novel scientific tools
Offer oversight and guidance for performing mission-critical computational scientific work
Provide clear and up-to-date documentation

Foster a work culture of curiosity and kindness

About You

Bachelors degree in a relevant scientific discipline (for example physics, chemistry, biology, or computer science)
At least 5 years professional experience (of which 3+ in a non-academic setting) in software development, designing and developing well-maintained software systems and collaborating with domain experts to design solutions that meet their needs
Strong Python proficiency including experience with numeric and performance libraries e.g. Numpy
Experience with relevant development tools and environments (e.g., git, Unix/Linux, cloud-based platforms, containerization)
Ability to rapidly write good quality code while not letting the perfect become the enemy of the good
Ability to devise, communicate internally and own technical roadmaps, in a self-directed environment
Desire to work in a fast-paced team with diverse professional experiences and viewpoints

Nice to Have

Experience developing software for scientific applications
Familiarity with open source scientific and molecular libraries such as OpenMM, RDKit, Scikit-learn
Experience with modern deep learning architectures
Experience with the drug discovery and drug development processes

SandboxAQ welcomes all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where we have zero tolerance for discrimination. We invest in our employees' personal and professional growth. Once you work with us, you can’t go back to normalcy because great breakthroughs come from great teams and we are the best in AI and quantum technology.

We offer competitive salaries, stock options depending on employment type, generous learning opportunities, medical/dental/vision, family planning/fertility, PTO (summer and winter breaks), financial wellness resources, 401(k) plans, and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

Accommodations: We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in job application procedures for open roles. If you need such an accommodation, please let a member of our Recruiting team know.

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