Arc Institute

Arc Institute

Full Stack Engineer

Palo Alto, CA

Sponsorship not specified$133k-$165kDetected 124 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonReactNext.jsNode.jsFastAPIFlaskExpressBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentPostgreSQLAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerCI/CDMachine LearningPandasNumPyBioinformaticsMicroscopyNGS

About the role

  • About Arc Institute Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organization at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology, working to accelerate scientific progress and understand the root causes of complex diseases.
  • Arc's Technology Centers and Core Investigator labs work side by side, integrating experimental and computational biology under one roof to tackle problems neither could solve alone.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in backend or full-stack engineering roles, with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field
  • Proficiency in Python or Node.js and modern API frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Express

Nice to have

  • Experience with scientific data formats and tools (e.g., h5ad/AnnData, pandas, NumPy, scverse ecosystem)
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and containerized deployments
  • Familiarity with modern JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks such as Next.js and React
  • Strong experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred), including schema design, query optimization, and data modeling

Skills

  • More than 300 Arconauts work together at our Palo Alto headquarters, backed by substantial long-term philanthropic funding.
  • About the position

Compensation

  • The base salary range for this position is $133,000 to $165,000.

Company info

  • About Arc Institute
  • Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organization at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology, working to accelerate scientific progress and understand the root causes of complex diseases.
  • Founded in 2021 and based in Palo Alto, Arc partners with Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco.
  • Unlike academia, our scientists have long-term funding and industry-like resources.
  • Unlike industry, they're free to pursue high-risk, long-term research without commercial pressures.
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