Product Engineer, Frontend
About The Position
Plasmidsaurus is on a mission to accelerate new cures and promote a healthier planet by unlocking a new level of productivity for scientists. Our sequencing services are used daily by thousands of innovators, including Nobel laureates, Fortune 100 pharma, and over 70,000 scientists. We began by revolutionizing plasmid sequencing, making it exponentially cheaper and faster, with innovative sequencing technologies and a global network of laboratories that turn samples into answers in hours, not weeks. Now we are expanding that same disruptive model across all of genomics. With the launch of our new RNA-seq service, we are taking a bold step toward our vision to sequence everything, providing scientists everywhere with faster, simpler, and more affordable access to the data that powers discovery. Every team member at Plasmidsaurus plays a crucial role in driving the future of biotech research. Together, we are building the world’s most efficient sequencing engine that operates overnight, scales globally, and helps scientists make breakthroughs faster than ever before.
Requirements
- Strong frontend skills and web fundamentals.
- Background working with parts of our stack (React, Flask, Postgres, AWS).
- Bias towards action and ability to ship fast.
- Ability to notice what's broken, propose the fix, and care whether users like what you shipped.
- Strong design and UX sensibility.
- Ability to ramp fast in new domains.
Nice To Haves
- Taken products from 0 to 1 before.
- Experience as an early employee or founder at another startup.
- Built successful side projects.
- Experience with performant, data-heavy browser rendering (canvas, WebGL, visx).
- Background or interest in bioinformatics or life sciences.
Responsibilities
- Work on the web application where we deliver results to scientists.
- Ship features end to end, owning the full stack from planning to launch.
- Work with our bioinformaticians to turn complex pipelines into intuitive web application UIs.
- Help set the engineering quality bar, practices and culture at Plasmidsaurus so our small team can ship even more.
Benefits
- Ownership and impact.
- Your work goes directly to 70,000 scientists, including Nobel laureates, who trust Plasmidsaurus with their research.
- A tower office in South San Francisco with bay views, state-of-the-art lab, and the occasional batch of liquid nitrogen ice cream.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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