Staff Cloud Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>We’re a well-funded start-up</strong>. You’ll get a chance to wear many hats, be a part of a growing team, and have the potential for exciting financial and career growth.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Here’s what sets us apart.</strong> We’ve set our sights on some of the biggest challenges facing biology today. We’re amassing a world class team of engineers, scientists, team builders and problem solvers to tackle these challenges heads-on. We’re passionate about developing the next generation technologies that will unravel the complexities of biology.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>This is a unique opportunity to build,</strong> be part of an exciting start-up and be surrounded by good humans who are super capable, humble and down-to- earth.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Reporting into the Sr. Director of Cloud, your role will bring Cellanome’s revolutionary technology to life by designing, developing, and deploying our cloud platform capabilities and tools. As the <strong>Staff Cloud Engineer</strong> you'll shape how our team builds with AI coding agents, setting the patterns, guardrails, and review standards that let a small team ship at the pace of a much larger one. <strong>This is an in-office role and can be based at our Foster City or San Diego site.</strong></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Essential Duties:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li>Partner closely with the Computational Biology team to translate scientific workflows into scalable cloud-based solutions.</li> <li>Understand client needs, objectives, and challenges to provide tailored solutions and recommendations.</li> <li>Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., R&D, product development, regulatory, and marketing) to align solutions with client goals and timelines.</li> <li>Design, implement, and maintain cloud software systems, leveraging AWS, TypeScript, and AI-assisted development tools.</li> <li>Lead the team’s adoption of AI coding agents: define workflows, guardrails, and review standards so that AI-generated code meets our bar for quality, security, and compliance.</li> <li>Serve as a key reviewer of designs and code changes, including AI-generated changes, holding a high bar for correctness, security, and maintainability.</li> <li>Optimize data pipelines, storage, and computational workflows for performance, cost, and reliability.</li> <li>Develop and document APIs and interfaces to enable seamless integration between tools and technologies.</li> <li>Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and security.</li> <li>Stay current with advancements in cloud technologies, AI-assisted development, and computational biology tools to drive innovation.</li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Minimum Qualifications:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li>Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or equivalent work experience.</li> <li>In depth experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience. </li> <li>Strong test-driven API development using TypeScript. Ability to use tests and clear specifications to guide and verify AI-generated code.</li> <li>Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants or agents (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) in professional software development, with sound judgment on when to trust, verify, or reject their output.</li> <li>Proven ability to lead design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling).  </li> <li>Experience building cloud technology using AWS. Familiarity with other cloud provider technologies (e.g. Azure and GCP) preferred. </li> <li>Experience with large scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, and/or debugging.</li> <li>Ability to work in a startup environment at various stages of growth.</li> <li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot problems and develop effective solutions. </li> <li>Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.</li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Preferred Qualifications:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li>Early-stage company experience.</li> <li>Previous experience in a technical leadership role.</li> <li>Experience building LLM-powered features or agent integrations (e.g., tool-calling APIs, MCP servers) into products or internal tooling.</li> <li>Pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience.</li> <li>Experience as an end-user of related instrumentation.</li> </ul> <p>We provide competitive total compensation packages, including base pay, benefits, and equity. 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