Full-Time

Software Engineer

Updated on 9/3/2026

Autoscience

Autoscience

11-50 employees

Autonomous AI researchers automating ML development

No salary listed

San Mateo, CA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Menlo Park, CA, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Agile
Python
Machine Learning
Google Cloud Platform

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Requirements
  • Experience working in 24/7 production environments.
  • Demonstrable experience with Google Cloud Platform.
  • Demonstrable performance with Python.
  • Strong skills in designing software, including readiness to submit design documents.
  • Experience with backend and production environments.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and with Agile methods.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain back-end systems.
  • Design and implement software solutions.
  • Create production infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with research teams to enhance automated research capabilities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Autoscience builds AI-driven tools to automate machine learning research and development. Its core product is a virtual AI laboratory where non-human AI scientists ideate, test, and deploy new ML models. The platform uses two main AI systems: one that generates and evaluates algorithmic hypotheses and another that optimizes and ships validated inventions into production.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$14M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2024

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What believers are saying

  • General Catalyst led Autoscience's March 18, 2026 seed round, validating investor demand.
  • Mira targets Fortune 500 workflows in finance, manufacturing, and fraud detection.
  • The company says Carl already generated its first full-length peer-reviewed paper.

What critics are saying

  • ICLR organizers were not informed, so the peer-review claim carries lasting credibility damage.
  • Lila Sciences raised $550 million, overwhelming Autoscience's $14 million war chest.
  • If Mira misses enterprise deployment, Autoscience becomes a publicity lab without durable revenue.

What makes Autoscience unique

  • Carl and Mira target end-to-end machine-learning research, not generic copilots.
  • Autoscience won an ICLR 2025 workshop acceptance and a Kaggle silver medal.
  • Eliot Cowan combines X and MIT credibility with applied research execution.

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Benefits

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Conference Attendance Budget

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Headcount

6 month growth

-8%

1 year growth

-8%

2 year growth

-8%
Business Wire
Mar 19th, 2026
Autoscience Raises $14M to Build the World’s First Automated AI Research Lab

Autoscience announced today it has raised $14M in seed funding to automate the research and development of new machine learning models. The round was led by ...