Medra develops an AI-powered robotic “Physical AI Scientist” platform that automates and continuously optimizes drug-discovery experiments.
WHAT WE'RE BUILDING: We have been quietly building the foundational layers of our Physical AI Scientist platform: 🤖 Physical AI that can operate scientific instruments with human-level dexterity. 🧪 Scientific AI that can analyze results, reason about next steps, and close the loop autonomously. This is an incredibly ambitious mission, but we believe that a team of ambitious people with high ownership can accomplish incredible things. THE TEAM: - We’re a team of passionate, mission-driven engineers from companies like Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, and Neuralink. We’re collaborative and love moving fast, both with our product and on team trips skiing or go-karting! - As a team, we love nerding out about engineering and robotics — plus other topics like race cars or cooking. We like learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other. - Our team is opinionated and straightforward. We don’t mind intense discussions about design tradeoffs. If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically. IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL: - Help us build our Scientific AI tools for customers and accelerate the pace of scientific discovery - Develop agentic workflows that plan, execute, and verify multi-step tasks - Ship customer-facing features end-to-end, from prototype to production - Leverage your expertise in AI and product building to help define our roadmap LET'S TALK IF YOU HAVE: - 3+ years of experience shipping real software in production - Practical experience building AI-driven workflows into products - Professional experience building and scaling production systems, including APIs, data pipelines, and distributed services - Strong Python and/or Typescript skills - Strong product instincts: ability to scope, iterate, and deliver under ambiguity This position is 100% in-person, you must be able to come on-site to our San Francisco office. We offer relocation benefits for applicants who need to relocate. WHAT WE OFFER - An opportunity to change the way that scientific research happens - Fast-paced, creative, and collaborative work environment - Significant equity ownership - 401k - Medical insurance and dental Insurance - Unlimited PTO - Weekday dinners Medra is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies. We value diversity at Medra and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!