Senior Staff Engineer - Data Products

Albert helps chemists change the world by building technology that understands how they work. As chemists ourselves, we know whatit’slike when softwaredoesn’twork the way you do — stuck with systems built by people who never spent a dayatthe bench.That’swhy we created Albert OS, the first AI-native operating system for materials science, designed to remove every obstacle between curiosity and discovery.

We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Regulatory team and set the technical direction for the systems that make scientific data trustworthy, structured, and globally compliant.

What you'll do

• Own the technical architecture of core regulatory services: Safety Data Sheet generation, rule engine, substance data, and third-party regulatory integrations for enterprise partners across global markets
• Define engineering standards for correctness, clarity, and long-term maintainability across the Regulatory team, and hold that bar through design reviews, code reviews, and architectural guidance
• Drive spec-first engineering culture: author and review technical specs, treat data correctness as a first-class concern, and set the example for how the team approaches ambiguous problems
• Own architectural decisions on regulatory systems in close partnership with Product and Customer Success
• Lead regulatory triage and scoping conversations, translating complex, ambiguous requirements into structured delivery plans, and owning execution with minimal overhead
• Design and implement scalable backend services in Node.js and TypeScript on AWS
• Design and build agentic workflows to orchestrate data across systems
• Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical ceiling of the team

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 12+ years of backend engineering experience, with a track record of technical leadership at scope
• Deep expertise in Node.js (preferred), Python, or TypeScript
• Hands-on experience with AWS: Lambda, ECS/EKS, DynamoDB, RDS, API Gateway
• Strong grasp of data pipeline concepts, ETL/ELT workflows, and SQL/NoSQL database governance
• Experience designing and building agentic workflows to orchestrate data across systems
• Fluency with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor or similar)
• Strong written communication: you document decisions, not just code
• Comfortable with high autonomy: you create clarity, not escalations
• No regulatory background required. Intellectual curiosity and structured thinking matter more

Key competencies

• Rigor: You treat data correctness as non-negotiable. AI makes mistakes confidently, and our partners won't accept hand-waving
• Builder mindset: You want to create systems others depend on and trust
• Curiosity: You care about how your work connects to scientific discovery
• Adaptability: You're comfortable in a fast-moving environment where priorities shift

Why Albert

• Trusted by thousands of users from day one, with real revenue and real impact
• A small, empowered team built on flexibility and collaboration, not hierarchy
• A culture where creativity and outcomes matter more than titles
• A global, diverse team working toward a more sustainable future
• We hire on Fundamentals, Attitude, diverse Thinking, and Experience (FATE)