Formation Bio

Software Engineer (Open Level)

New York, NY; Boston MA

Sponsorship not specified$205k-$267kDetected 23 days ago

Distributed SystemsAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsMachine LearningSparkData ScienceLLMsResearch

About the role

About Formation Bio Formation Bio is a tech and AI driven pharma company differentiated by radically more efficient drug development.
The company is backed by investors across pharma and tech, including a16z, Sequoia, Sanofi, Thrive Capital, John Doerr, Spark Capital, SV Angel Growth, and others.
At Formation, the lines between engineering, product management, and data science are converging.

Design, build, and ship production software that accelerates drug development - from internal tools to user-facing products to platform capabilities.
Build for composability. Clean APIs, structured schemas, machine-readable documentation - what you build needs to be discoverable and extensible by people and agents who aren't engineers.
Build the guardrails that lift technical quality.
Proactively create automated tools - security scanners, skill files for end users, agents that clean up and standardize non-engineer code - that raise the floor of quality across the entire organization without slowing anyone down.
Prototype rapidly. Many ideas should be live and testable within days, not weeks. Build the tool, get feedback, iterate.
Collaborate across engineering, data science, product, and domain teams - the boundaries between these functions are fluid here, and we expect you to operate across them.
You build with AI tools daily. Claude Code, Copilot, agentic workflows - whatever the best current tools are, you're already using them and have opinions about what works.
Formation Bio partners, acquires, or in-licenses drugs from pharma companies, research organizations, and biotechs to develop programs past clinical proof of concept and beyond, ultimately helping to bring new medicines to patients.

You can explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders and align a room around a decision.
Experience in pharma, biotech, or life sciences.
You want to operate at a higher tempo and a higher standard than you have before, and you want to be surrounded by people who hold themselves to the same bar.
Strong fundamentals: you write clean, maintainable code, you understand distributed systems and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and you can debug hard problems.

All of it matters.
A track record of shipping production systems in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

Individual compensation is determined by several factors, including role scope, geographic location, and skills & experience.
Your offer will reflect where you fall within the range based on these considerations.
In addition to base salary, we offer equity, comprehensive benefits, and generous perks.
If the posted range doesn't match your expectations, we still encourage you to apply!
Where We Hire Formation Bio is prioritizing hiring in key hubs, primarily the New York City and Boston metro areas, with a hybrid model requiring 3 days per week in office.
Applicants from the Research Triangle (NC) and San Francisco Bay Area may also be considered.

Advancements in AI and drug discovery are creating more candidate drugs than the industry can progress because of the high cost and time of clinical trials.
Recognizing that this development bottleneck may ultimately limit the number of new medicines that can reach patients, Formation Bio, founded in 2016 as TrialSpark Inc., has built technology platforms, processes, and capabilities to accelerate all aspects of drug development and clinical trials.

Formation Bio is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Equal Opportunity Formation Bio is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

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