Product Development Lead
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent experience building and shipping technical products.
- At least 5 years of experience developing or launching products or technologies within cloud, software as a service, enterprise, internal tools, or supply chain networks.
- At least 2 years of experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.
- Experience driving product vision, go-to-market strategy, and design discussions.
- Experience creating strategic product roadmaps and working with cross-functional teams.
- Strong written and oral communication skills to collaborate effectively with management and engineering.
- Strong time-management and organizational skills to coordinate multiple initiatives, priorities, and implementations of new technology and products into complex projects.
- Ability to influence multiple stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to learn and apply new concepts rapidly.
- Attention to detail.
- Plan and organize product development work.
- Communicate with platform users to solicit feedback.
- Develop marketing materials, including case studies and publications.
- Design products and develop concepts.
- Work closely with the engineering team to relay and explain design concepts.
- Prior background in enterprise software, materials science, chemistry, physics, or a related area.
- Experience with machine learning.
About the company
Mat3ra provides an end-to-end materials modeling platform hosted in the cloud that unifies multiple simulation tools and data to let scientists design new compounds and run physics-based and ML models in a collaborative environment. Researchers use a web-based designer to build workflows, run simulations on secure high-performance cloud computing, and analyze results with built-in analytics, supporting engines like Quantum ESPRESSO, VASP, and LAMMPS. Unlike using separate tools from different vendors, Mat3ra combines physics engines and AI/ML in one shared workspace for dispersed academic and industrial teams. Its goal is to accelerate materials discovery by moving R&D into an AI-enabled cloud platform that simplifies design, simulation, and data analysis.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$3M
Headquarters
Walnut Creek, California
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 2026 release added AFIR plus MACE reaction-path discovery and defect-energy notebooks.
- July 2026 Genesis Mission selection spans three Phase I projects, including Mat3ra-led AlphaFilm.
- Open-sourcing containers and developer tutorials in 2026 expands adoption among academic and enterprise users.
What critics are saying
- DOE Genesis Mission work concentrates credibility around government programs, not broad commercial demand.
- Monthly releases and platform migrations since October 2025 risk customer churn and implementation drag.
- Big rivals like Materials Project, Citrine, and cloud-HPC vendors can commoditize workflow software quickly.
What makes Mat3ra unique
- Mat3ra’s July 2026 Genesis Mission selection proves rare DOE-backed scientific workflow credibility.
- Its cloud platform bundles simulation, ML forcefields, and HPC into one browser environment.
- Mat3ra-2D and AlphaFilm focus on thin films, interfaces, and semiconductor materials discovery.
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Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Disability Insurance
Training Programs
Professional Development Budget
Remote Work Options
Wellness Program
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