About the position
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015 to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease and improving education to addressing the needs of our local communities. Our mission is to build a more inclusive, just, and healthy future for everyone. CZI and its Biohub Network supports the science and technology that will make it possible to help scientists cure, prevent, or manage all diseases by the end of this century. Achieving our mission will only be possible if scientists are able to better understand human biology. To that end, we have identified four grand challenges that will unlock the mysteries of the cell and how cells interact within systems — paving the way for new discoveries that will change medicine in the decades that follow. Our work in science is focused on doing fundamental research to better understand human biology and building the tools and technology that move science forward to prevent disease and get to cures faster. Join us in accelerating science.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack web applications that power research workflows across scientific domains.
- Collaborate closely with scientists, product managers, and other engineers to build intuitive, flexible user interfaces and backend services.
- Integrate diverse services and tools — including ML inference pipelines, human-in-the-loop interfaces, and data management systems — into a cohesive platform.
- Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, and maintainability through code reviews, testing, and automation.
- Drive architectural decisions and contribute to long-term technical planning to support extensibility and scale.
- Build systems that enable researchers to bring their own data, customize processing, and adapt workflows to their unique needs.
- Partner with infrastructure and platform teams to ensure seamless deployment, observability, and operational stability of services.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience developing full-stack web applications with modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React) and backend technologies (e.g., Node.js, Python).
- Proven ability to design and implement scalable APIs and data-driven applications.
- Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
- Familiarity with infrastructure concepts such as containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and CI/CD practices.
- Experience integrating or building around AI/ML services, especially in application layers involving inference or interactive AI tools.
- Strong collaboration skills with a history of working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A product mindset with attention to user experience, performance, and extensibility.
- Curiosity, flexibility, and a desire to work in a mission-driven, rapidly evolving environment.
Benefits
- Generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions.
- Annual benefit for employees that can be used for housing, student loan repayment, childcare, commuter costs, or other life needs.
- CZI Life of Service Gifts awarded to employees to support the causes closest to them.
- Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
- Funding for select family-forming benefits.
- Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving to the Bay Area.
