Frontend Software Engineer

Ark is building is a novel simulation platform for biomanufacturing, accelerating the development and production of new drugs for leading biotech and pharma companies. Our team is made up of world-renowned experts in bioprocessing, biomanufacturing, simulation and automation, all working together to create the first platform capable of accurately modeling and optimizing the production of modern biological drugs.

Our simulation engine, or “virtual bioreactor,” frees Ark customers from the limits of the wet-lab, allowing them to run unlimited experiments, save months of expensive trial-and-error, and get more drugs to market, faster. Fully optimized bioprocessing promises to save pharma customers $100Ms in scale-up and biomanufacturing costs, helping to reverse the trend of skyrocketing drug development timelines and costs.

We are seeking a Frontend Software Engineer to take our novel simulation platform to the next level, working closely with our team of PhD-level bioprocess modelers. Our team of engineers is responsible for our own infrastructure, developer experience, on-call schedule, and release management, so you’ll get plenty of build our software experience from the ground up. You will own the direction of frontend development at Ark, while also playing a critical role in building full-stack features.

Our tech stack includes the following technologies:

- React

- Typescript

- Tailwind

- Docker

- Python 3.11

- FastAPI

- Postgres

- Dramatiq

Role responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and scale the Ark web frontend with clean, reusable code
• Research and implement the right technologies for improving the quality, performance, and user experience of our simulation platform
• Contribute full-stack features through API development, database management, and modeling engine work
• Collaborate closely with world-class (PhD+) modeling scientists to integrate our underlying models and expand user-facing simulation feature set
• Help set best practices for code review, documentation, and performance, all while driving the developer experience forward and increasing the speed at which we can ship features
• Build continuous frontend testing and validation of software to ensure application fidelity and reliability in various bioprocess scenarios

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in frontend software development
• Proficiency in developing performant frontend features in web applications utilizing Typescript, React, and Tailwind
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively convey technical concepts between multidisciplinary teams
• Experience with testing, CI/CD pipelines, and their importance in application quality

Nice to have

• Background implementing APIs in a modern Python web framework (FastAPI, Django, Sanic, and/or Flask)
• Experience designing, migrating, and querying relational database technologies (MySQL, Postgres, MariaDB, MS SQL Server)
• Background implementing applications in Dockerized environments
• Background and/or interest in biology
• Experience implementing deployment infrastructure, e.g. Ansible or Terraform
• Interest in ODE/PDE solvers, simulation software, ML, mechanistic, and/or hybrid modeling

Position

• Full-time, exempt
• Cambridge, MA (in-person required)
• Benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage, holiday and vacation time, 401k matching, stock options, and opportunity for career advancement as the company grows

Ark Biotech is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.