Principal Software Engineer
Matterworks, Inc.Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Posted August 1, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Matterworks is building AI tools to extract insights from biological data and unlock opportunities in therapeutic discovery, development, and manufacturing.
Job Description
Matterworks is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive architectural and product vision, planning and delivery as part of a small team. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience across the entire software development lifecycle and a blend of hands-on technical expertise and leadership skills.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional experience developing software using modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript)
- Demonstrated experience having led a functional area within a team or organization
- Proficiency in agile development
- Industry experience in life sciences, biotechnology, biochemistry, or a related field
- Proficient in architecting end to end solutions using a cloud provider (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Proficient in several batch and streaming data processing technologies (Spark, Kafka, Flink, Trino, Airflow, Elasticsearch, SQL etc.)
- Strong attention to detail with a keen ability to balance priorities while operating with minimal oversight
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Stock options
- Benefits (health & dental, vision, long- and short-term disability, life insurance, 401k with company match)
- Flexible work & unlimited time away policy
- Commuter benefits and parking
- Regular team meals and outings
- Company support for continued education/coursework and conference participation
