Lead Platform Engineer ($205K - $235K + Equity) Fast-Growing DNA Sequencing Company

About the job This role is being recruited by CoffeeSpace on behalf of an anonymous DNA sequencing company known for its rapid growth and high-impact scientific contributions. We’re identifying a small number of exceptional platform engineers from our network. If there’s a strong fit, we’ll introduce you directly to the leadership team. Location: South San Francisco, CA / hybrid, with 3 days a week on-site Compensation: $205K - $235K base + competitive equity Employment type: Full-time Visa: Visa sponsorship available on a case-by-case basis, including H1-B transfer About the company This company has established itself as the fastest DNA sequencing provider, achieving $80M in annual revenue through organic growth. It operates in the life sciences, robotics, hardware, and healthcare industries, providing services to Nobel prize winners, biotech startups, and research labs globally. The company manages a substantial compute infrastructure and is expanding its team to enhance its AI and agentic systems to support lab operations and bioinformatics development. About the role As the Lead Platform Engineer, you will take charge of the compute, data, AI, and security infrastructure that powers the company's sequencing operations. What You’ll Do Manage core services that orchestrate lab devices and the data ingestion pipelineBuild cloud infrastructure to process and deliver terabytes of sequencing dataDesign infrastructure for bioinformatics task orchestrationDevelop AI infrastructure and internal tools for agentic systems, including Quality Scientist Agents, Logistics Agents, and Bioinformatics Coding Agents Why This Role Is Compelling Join a bootstrapped company with significant revenue and growth without venture backingWork on cutting-edge DNA sequencing technology used by leading scientists and institutionsLead high-impact projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environmentInfluence the development of AI systems that enhance scientific research and logistics The Ideal Candidate 6+ years of experience in a technical leadership roleProficient in Python, AWS, Postgres, Kubernetes, Linux, and LLM toolingEnjoys high agency work and leading cross-functional projectsCurious about scientific and biological domainsValues communication and mentorship This Role Is NOT For You If You prefer a purely internal engineering roleYou are not interested in working in a fast-paced environmentYou require new visa sponsorship Next steps 1. Apply via this LinkedIn job post2. We’ll review and reach out if there’s a strong match3. If aligned, we’ll introduce you directly to the team4. If this role isn’t the right fit, we may suggest and make introductions to other high-signal startup roles we’re recruiting for, always with your permission. A quick note on authenticity This is a real, active role that CoffeeSpace is recruiting for in close partnership with the hiring team. We don’t post speculative roles and work directly with teams on their actual hiring needs.