Founding Software Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE This is an early-stage opportunity to help build a new category of software at the intersection of AI, robotics, and physical laboratory systems. You will own critical infrastructure spanning experiment orchestration, agent connectivity, and distributed coordination, and will have a direct hand in shaping the technical foundation of the product from day one. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Build experiment orchestration systems that schedule and coordinate work across distributed lab environments. - Connect AI agents to real-world experiments and instruments through robust, reliable agent infrastructure. - Design and implement data infrastructure to capture state, actions, measurements, failures, and provenance. - Architect distributed systems that reliably coordinate software, devices, and experiments at scale. - Develop developer tooling and APIs to accelerate new workflows and integrations. - Debug and optimize across the full stack, from software through to hardware and physical systems. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 3 or more years building production-grade software systems end-to-end. - Strong proficiency in Rust or TypeScript. - Deep understanding of distributed systems, APIs, networking, and asynchronous programming. - Demonstrated experience designing data infrastructure that captures state, events, and provenance at scale. - Experience building orchestration or scheduling systems that coordinate multiple concurrent processes or devices. - Experience debugging and integrating across hardware, firmware, and software layers in production systems. - Experience building developer tooling, SDKs, or APIs for integration workflows. - High agency and comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving early-stage environments. - Experience with robotics, hardware integration, lab automation, embedded systems, or ML infrastructure is a strong plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary range: $100,000 to $170,000 USD. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site in Munich, Germany (primary), with additional office locations in Zurich, Switzerland and San Francisco, USA. Hybrid arrangements may be considered.