Site Reliability Engineer
About the job
- Experience composing infrastructure-as-code for a modern environment
- Demonstrate a software developer mindset, building tools when necessary
- Knowledge of virtualization, networking, and Linux Kernel internals
- Ability to clearly communicate your thoughts, ask the right questions, and defend your views
- Responsibility and ownership over your domain.
- Build, manage, and deploy a large fleet of Linux servers
- Research new technologies and solutions, implement them or build better
- Be the connection between hardware and software
- Monitor system performance and manage capacity.
- Fix and analyze technical incidents, solve ad hoc technical problems.
- None
About the company
Watershed Informatics provides Watershed.bio, a subscription-based platform for analyzing multi-omics data used by researchers in academia, pharmaceutical companies, and biotech firms. The platform offers a web-based interface with data analysis workflows, visualization tools, and scalable infrastructure that helps users generate basic insights and publication-quality figures with minimal coding. It differentiates itself by acting as an active partner, offering infrastructure, data science expertise, and tailored services in addition to software. Its goal is to let clients focus on discovery by handling data processing, analysis pipelines, and expert support behind the scenes.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$16.2M
Headquarters
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Founded
2020
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The 2023 $14.5M Series A from Canvas, Bessemer, and Accomplice funded commercialization.
- Watershed claimed ARR rose from $0 to $1M and team size doubled in 2023.
- Named users include Harvard Medical School, Stanford, UC San Diego, Revitope, and SQZ Biotech.
What critics are saying
- No current funding since 2023 suggests a long capital runway test by 2026.
- Recent evidence is mostly marketing pages, not hard revenue disclosures or major enterprise expansions.
- Crowded bioinformatics incumbents and internal platform teams can displace Omics Bench within 12 months.
What makes Watershed Informatics unique
- Omics Bench unifies bulk, single-cell, spatial, ATAC-Seq, and proteomics workflows in one cloud lab.
- Watershed sells to biologists and bioinformaticians, reducing coding dependence across R&D teams.
- Customers cite end-to-end bio-IT delivery at lower cost than traditional bioinformatics consulting.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options
Hybrid Work Options
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Wellness Program
Mental Health Support
Conference Attendance Budget
Professional Development Budget
Stock Options
Company Equity
Phone/Internet Stipend
Home Office Stipend
Family Planning Benefits
Fertility Treatment Support
Company News
The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup is developing AI-driven multiomic analysis software to support biomedical research and drug discovery.
-Watershed Informatics, developer of a multi-omics insight platform for biopharmaceutical discovery teams, today announced the closing of a $14.5M Series A financing led by Canvas Ventures, with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Accomplice Ventures.