Founding Staff Engineer

Job Description

Axia Medicine is looking for a Founding Staff Engineer, a key member of the leadership team who will lead the development of our Precision Medicine platform from inception, together with leading our Engineering team.

Important note on this role

This is a founding leadership role.

The Founding Staff Engineer is on track to become Axia's future Head of Engineering, with proportionate equity and ownership.

Before applying, make sure to get familiar with Axia's mission, values and ambitions. Strong opinions about Health Data and a strong track record with cloud infrastructure are essential and not negotiable.

This is a leadership role: the successful candidate will show a strong drive to help others succeed.

Together, we'll build a better future for all patients, worldwide.

About Axia Medicine

Axia Medicine's mission is to enable every patient to benefit from the potential of Precision Medicine.

We are dedicated to revolutionising the healthcare industry by giving each patient control of their own health data, to help each person use their data to achieve the best possible health journey.

Our platform connects Patients, Biopharma researchers and Service Providers. Our secure, clinically compliant platform makes it easy to find, create and consume population-scale multimodal datasets for Health AI applications, for Drug Discovery and Innovation.

Role Overview

As a Staff Engineer at Axia Medicine, you will play a critical role in shaping the architecture and development of our Platform.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, data scientists, and healthcare professionals to design, build, and scale our platform, ensuring it meets high standards of performance, security, and reliability. Your expertise will directly contribute to advancing Precision Medicine and enabling groundbreaking research.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and hands-on development of scalable, high-performance software solutions for the Platform.

  • Define technical requirements and ensure alignment with the overall product vision and business goals.

  • Architect and implement robust data pipelines to manage and process multi-omics and clinical data.

  • Integrate AI and machine learning algorithms into the platform to support data intake and input validation.

  • Ensure the security and privacy of patient data, adhering to regulatory standards and best practices.

  • Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

  • Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and contribute to the overall improvement of engineering practices.

  • Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends in health tech, precision medicine, and data science.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

  • 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on building scalable, data-intensive applications.

  • Proven experience in leading technical projects and teams in a fast-paced startup environment.

  • Strong experience with AWS, especially in Data and Security services.

  • A strong opinion about the integration of Omics data with other data types.

  • Expertise in designing and implementing data architectures, including experience with big data technologies and distributed databases

  • Familiarity with AI and machine learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, LangChain).

  • Deep understanding of data privacy and security standards, particularly in the healthcare domain (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR).

  • Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and creatively.

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing.

Why Axia Medicine

  • Collaborative and inclusive work environment with a commitment to diversity and equity.

  • Unique professional development opportunity in a new industry

  • Competitive package, including salary and equity.

  • Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options.

Note on compensation

For full clarity, this is a key Founding role, compensated with salary and equity.

As a founding employee, you'll be in a position of great responsibility and ownership, with commensurate equity compensation. The overall package will be determined based on the successful candidate's profile.

Join us at Axia Medicine and be a part of a visionary team that is transforming healthcare through technology and innovation. Our business evolves every day, as do the solutions we invent to meet new customer needs.

We believe that it’s a mix of individual skill and collaboration that leads to successful outcomes: for our business, and for every patient we support.

We value, encourage, and support diversity in backgrounds and opinions. We are human, fallible, life-long learners - we make mistakes from which we learn and grow.

Our sincere vision is to be a world-class engineering organisation leading the health data revolution.

We are creating a new world where Precision Medicine is a reality accessible by every patient in the world, throughout their lives.

If our mission and values resonate with you, do reach out: this is just the beginning.