Full-Time
Backend Engineer
API & Data Infrastructure
Posted on 9/27/2025
FutureHouse
11-50 employees
Non-profit AI aids automated scientific research
Compensation Overview
$185k - $215k/yr
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
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- 3+ years of experience in backend software engineering
- High proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g., Python, Node.js, etc.)
- Strong experience designing and building APIs (REST, GraphQL)
- Proficiency in databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar), with an understanding of schema design and query optimization
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization/orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring/observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
- Based in the San Francisco Bay Area or willing to relocate.
- Design, implement, and maintain APIs, services, and databases scientific discovery platform.
- Implement monitoring, observability, and automated testing to maintain reliability and uptime.
- Troubleshoot and squash bugs.
- Collaborate with front-end, design, and research teams to build new AI agents and services.
- Be a member of a professional software engineer team working at the frontier of AI for science.
- Experience with scientific computing, large-scale data pipelines, or ML/AI infrastructure
Future House is a non-profit that develops semi-autonomous AI agents to accelerate scientific research in biology and biochemistry. Its offerings include AI tools and assistants that help researchers perform scientific tasks, such as planning experiments, analyzing data, and reviewing literature, by automating parts of the scientific method under human guidance. The company differentiates itself by combining AI and biology expertise through fellowship programs that enable young researchers to use and improve the AI tools, with a focus on open collaboration and worldwide access. Its goal is to speed up discoveries and broaden access to advanced scientific tools and knowledge for researchers around the world.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2023
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Eric Schmidt's funding enables 10-year moonshot for semi-autonomous AI scientists.
- Edison Scientific spinout commercializes tech, accelerating global adoption.
- Aviary framework trains open-source agents outperforming frontier models on biology tasks.
What critics are saying
- Eric Schmidt withdrawal cuts 80% funding, halting development in 12-24 months.
- Edison Scientific diverts talent and IP, starving nonprofit in 6-12 months.
- No board members trigger governance collapse under regulations in 18-36 months.
What makes FutureHouse unique
- FutureHouse builds nonprofit AI agents like Crow, Falcon, Owl, Phoenix for biology research.
- Agents access vast open-access papers and specialized tools for superhuman literature synthesis.
- Open platform democratizes AI scientists globally without commercial pressures.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Flexible Work Hours
Relocation Assistance
Company News
The AI platform for scientific R&D. Spun out from @FutureHouseSF to accelerate research and innovation in science.
FutureHouse launched a closed beta for Finch, its AI tool for 'data-driven discovery'
With the launch of Finch, an AI tool designed to process biological data, FutureHouse aims to assist researchers in generating insights akin to those produced by first-year graduate students.
FutureHouse released four AI tools named Crow, Falcon, Owl, and Phoenix.
FutureHouse launches AI agent platform to accelerate scientific discovery.