Software Engineer
About The Position
Ataraxis is an AI precision medicine company working at the intersection of multi-modal artificial intelligence and oncology. We develop and deploy AI-native tools to assist physicians in selecting the most optimal treatments for their patients. Our mission is to change how cancer is treated and impact at least 50% of new cancer cases by 2030. We have already launched our first products, including the Ataraxis™ Breast platform for breast cancer, and help cancer patients get the most appropriate treatment every day. We work with the best academic institutions in the United States as well as small community clinics to deliver better care with frontier technology. At Ataraxis, you will have a unique opportunity to shape not only the future of our company, but also the future of healthcare. You will join an exceptional team at the forefront of healthcare-focused AI research and deployment. As a frontier AI lab, we bring together leading AI researchers, medical doctors, and industry veterans. Our advisors include AI pioneers such as Yann LeCun and distinguished oncologists from top cancer research institutions, all united by the mission to redefine precision medicine. Ataraxis has raised $24 million in funding, including a $20.4 million Series A in early 2025 led by top venture capital funds such as AIX Ventures (Hugging Face, Perplexity), Thiel Capital, Founders Fund (OpenAI, SpaceX, Palantir, Oscar Health), and Obvious Ventures (Recursion). We are an company with a flat organizational structure, where every team member is empowered to actively contribute. Leadership roles are earned by those who demonstrate initiative and consistently deliver exceptional results. Strong work ethic and the ability to prioritize ruthlessly are essential.
Requirements
- Strong TypeScript and React (React 19 /Next.js 15, App Router)
- Tailwind CSS, component-driven UI, and modern testing with Jest+ React Testing Library and Playwright for E2E
- Strong Python, with production experience in Flask (or similar) and SQLAlchemy/PostgreSQL
- Database schema migrations (Alembic / Flask-Migrate)
- Designing and consuming REST APIs; integrating third-party services
- Async/background job processing (Google Cloud Tasks)
- Hands-on Google Cloud Platform: Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage (GCS), Cloud Run, Cloud Tasks
- Docker and CI/CD with GitHub Actions; tag-based semantic-versioned releases
- Comfort with Vercel (portal) and serverless GPU deploys (Modal)
- A genuine testing discipline—pytest, Jest, and Playwright are first-class here, and our work feeds a regulated requirements-traceability process
Nice To Haves
- data viz (Recharts)
- rich-text (Tiptap)
- medical image viewers (OpenSeaDragon)
Responsibilities
- Work across 3 services spanning TypeScript/React, Python backends, and ML/CV inference, all running on Google Cloud and Modal.
- Develop and maintain the Physician web portal: Next.js / React app where clinicians place orders, view slides, and read reports.
- Develop and maintain the Order service: the system of record such as orders, patients, clinical data, insurance billing claims, report (PDF) generation, and a web of third-party integrations.
- Develop and maintain the Slide tiles service: generates and serves DeepZoom pyramids from gigapixel pathology slides.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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