Join Chai Discovery as an AI Engineer in San Francisco, CA

About Chai Discovery

Chai Discovery leverages artificial intelligence to unlock new avenues in biology by creating cutting-edge foundation models. Our stealth mode company is spearheaded by a highly experienced founding team renowned within the AI community for their groundbreaking research at top AI labs. Having led AI departments at premier AI x Biology organizations and successfully exited a previous company via IPO, our founders have also sold AI technologies to multiple top 10 pharmaceutical companies. We are backed by substantial investments from top-tier investors.

Position Overview

Chai Discovery is on the lookout for a skilled AI Engineer to play a pivotal role in the development of our next-generation AI x Biology foundation models and real-world drug discovery applications. This full-time role is based in San Francisco, CA and involves working closely with our founding team to build, optimize, and manage the software and infrastructure driving our AI-powered drug discovery pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI researchers to design, implement, and maintain software systems supporting AI-driven drug discovery applications.
• Develop and optimize high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.
• Integrate AI models into production systems, platforms, and front-end applications, ensuring scalability and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python.
• Deep understanding of operating system internals (Unix).
• Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure like Slurm and Kubernetes.
• Experience with performance engineering, including profiling tools, optimizing CPU and GPU workloads, and writing CUDA and Triton kernels.
• Experience in writing, building, and maintaining large-scale ETL pipelines.
• Experience with deep learning libraries such as PyTorch.

What We Offer

• Engage in highly stimulating work at the frontier of AI-driven drug discovery, transforming the drug creation process.
• Collaborate with world-renowned leaders in the AI x Biology ecosystem, contributing to impactful advancements in the field.
• Receive a highly competitive salary and equity package.
• Comprehensive healthcare and wellness benefits.
• Continuous learning and career growth opportunities.
• Be part of a collaborative and supportive startup culture.
• Join a high-energy team dedicated to increasing the efficiency of creating new medicines and positively impacting millions of lives.

Chai Discovery, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.