As an ideal candidate, you should have:

• Pragmatic approach to code, humane approach to people
• Curiosity, critical thinking, good problem identification & problem-solving skills
• High independence & drive to deliver high quality products
• Strong programming skills (including but not limited to: version control system, testing, code architecture, API design)
• Experience with declarative JavaScript frameworks (we use React)
• Experience with TypeScript (or another strongly typed language)
• Knowledge of basic programming paradigms, best practices, algorithms & data structures
• Willingness and ability to quickly grasp new concepts in the fields of cheminformatics and user experience
• Communicative English (B2 level)

Nice to have:

• Additional background in chemistry 🧪, physics ⚛️ or biology 🧬
• Familiarity with modern development tooling & ecosystem
• Knowledge (or interest) of another programming language: we use Rust and Python
• Experience or interest in the areas of user experience and human-computer interaction
• Experience with WebAssembly

O stanowisku / o projekcie

What we do? 🧪+🤖+👩‍💻=🔮

The drug discovery process is too slow. One of the key roadblocks lies in synthesis planning — designing how to make a molecule selected as a potential drug candidate. We are on a mission to speed up the drug discovery process by rapidly designing reliable synthesis pathways using artificial intelligence. In other words, we tell chemists how to make molecules they want to make.

We have already developed one of the best synthesis planning tools on the market. To build on this success, we have recently set up our high-throughput organic chemistry laboratory to close the loop between data and our machine learning models. Because of this, we have a unique opportunity to leverage the real laboratory data to improve the AI that tackles chemistry. We are constantly innovating - you can read more about our work in these papers.

Chemistry and AI are the two pillars of our platform and user experience is the third. Most existing tools for scientists have obsolete, clunky interfaces. We’re aiming to deliver modern and intuitive user experience that encourages exploration.

The recruitment process ☕

Initial Interview 💬 - Assignment 👩‍💼 - Final Interview 🗨️ - Decision ✔️

Zakres obowiązków

1. Producing elegant solutions to complex scientific problems
2. Designing and implementing server-side services & APIs
3. Participating in the user experience design
4. Contributing to the infrastructure design
5. Designing & implementing data pipelines connecting our lab to software
6. Contributing to the shape of our long-term strategy and the direction in which we develop our product. We take pride in making sure everyone's voice is heard, planning together our quarter and yearly goals (we use the OKR methodology).