AST

AST is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our Research and Development Team. We enhance the efficiency, productivity, and safety of flexible aseptic manufacturing processes for the worldwide Life Science Industry by offering innovative products, services, and solutions.

Requirements

• Define and drive the long-term technical roadmap and architectural vision for AST products, services, and platforms.
• Lead the design and implementation of highly complex, scalable, and resilient software systems, including the core infrastructure supporting machine learning model training, serving, and continuous deployment (MLOps).
• Act as the go-to technical expert and decision-maker on complex engineering solutions, performance, and technical challenges.
• Mentor and coach engineers—from junior to senior level—on system design, coding best practices, career development, and technical leadership.
• Take direct technical ownership and responsibility for the most ambiguous, complex, and high-priority technical projects that cross multiple team boundaries and are critical to business success.
• Lead efforts to significantly improve the reliability, performance, and operational efficiency of core systems, often involving deep dives into scaling bottlenecks and architectural challenges.
• Identify and build foundational tools, platforms, or core services that dramatically increase productivity, velocity, and quality of work for other engineers.
• Set the organizational standard for technical excellence by leading the creation of high-quality design documents, conducting rigorous and constructive design reviews, and providing authoritative technical oversight on mission-critical codebases.

Benefits

• Medical (HSA & PPO)
• Dental
• Vision
• Long/Short term disability
• HSA account with employer contribution
• 401(K) (Traditional & Roth options) with up to 5% company match
• Education Assistance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holiday
• Bonus potential