Founding Software Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE Join an early-stage AI and robotics company building software that connects AI agents with real-world laboratory systems. You will own core infrastructure for coordinating experiments, devices, and distributed workflows, helping establish a new category of software for physical systems. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Build orchestration systems that schedule and coordinate experiments across distributed labs. - Develop robust infrastructure connecting AI agents with experiments and laboratory instruments. - Design data systems that capture state, actions, measurements, failures, and provenance. - Architect distributed systems that coordinate software, devices, and experiments reliably. - Create developer tools and APIs for new workflows and integrations. - Debug and optimize systems across software, hardware, and physical environments. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - At least 3 years of professional experience building production-grade software systems end to end. - Strong proficiency in Python or Rust, with a track record of building production backend or distributed systems. - Experience designing distributed systems involving APIs, networking, and asynchronous communication. - Early-stage startup engineering experience and the ability to take ownership in an ambiguous environment. - Systems-level debugging skills, ideally across hardware, firmware, and software. - Experience with robotics, physical AI, agent systems, lab automation, ML infrastructure, data infrastructure, orchestration, or developer tooling is beneficial. - No biology experience is required. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary range: $100,000 to $250,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site in Munich, Germany.