Lead Frontend Engineer
Mat3ra
Lead Frontend Engineer
Mat3ra
Cloud-based materials modeling platform for R&D
Mat3ra · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-02-11
Salary: USD 120,000–180,000
Workplace: on_site
Department: R&D
We look for Senior Engineers looking for challenging work to bridge the gap between materials/chemistry, AI/ML , and computer science to help us develop a software framework for designing and discovering new advanced materials and chemicals. More about our codebase and team on our GitHub page.
Work will focus on (1) building 3D and 2D design applications for nanoscale materials and chemistry, (2) organizing the data produced by the models and experimental validation, (3) implementing world-class UX for the initial focus set of platform users.
Successful candidates will continue into leadership roles as we grow.
This is a full-time permanent position.
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Mat3ra provides an end-to-end, cloud-based materials modeling platform that unifies multiple simulation tools and data for researchers. Researchers design workflows with a web-based designer, run physics-based and AI/ML models on secure high-performance cloud computing, and analyze results. Unlike competitors, it combines engines like Quantum ESPRESSO, VASP, and LAMMPS in one workspace and targets dispersed academic and industrial teams in energy, semiconductors, and manufacturing. Its goal is to accelerate materials discovery by moving R&D into a collaborative, AI-enabled cloud platform.
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