Director, AI Product Engineering
$270k - $338k USD
Biohub is a 501(c)(3) biomedical research organization building the first large-scale scientific initiative combining frontier AI with frontier biology to solve disease. We build the technology to help scientists around the world use AI-powered biology to study how cells operate, organize, and work as part of systems to understand why disease happens and how to correct it. With our compute capacity, AI research and engineering, and state-of-the-art technology for measuring, imaging, and programming biology, we are enabling scientists worldwide to use AI-powered biology to advance our understanding of human health.
The Team
Our AI research team sits at the heart of our mission to unlock new dimensions of biological understanding. You will leverage state-of-the-art AI to accelerate discovery and drive transformative insights in biology—developing novel AI models purpose-built for biological research, engineering robust systems that enable breakthrough science at unprecedented scale, and translating these advances into practical tools that empower researchers worldwide.
Our approach is comprehensive and integrated, bringing together world-class AI model development, exceptional engineering talent, high-quality biological data, powerful computing infrastructure, and strategic partnerships. Success requires excellence across five interconnected pillars: training frontier AI models specifically for biology; building engineering systems that maximize research velocity and efficiency; executing a sophisticated data strategy that fuels AI development; operating a world-class AI compute platform; and creating impactful products that transform AI capabilities into accessible scientific tools.
The AI Products team builds software products that transform AI models and biological data into scalable applications that accelerate scientific discovery. Working closely with AI model developers, researchers, and biologists, we connect the dots between research and scientific impact.
The Opportunity
As the Director of the AI Product engineering group, you would lead a team of highly motivated and talented software engineers to build tools and products that accelerate the processing and interpretation of biological data and cutting-edge foundation models in biology.
The team will tackle ambitious technical challenges — running model inference at scale; interpreting and visualizing multi-dimensional, high-resolution images and videos of cells; and processing and visualizing protein datasets containing over 1 billion proteins. Working closely with Product Managers, Product Designers, and Product Marketers, the team’s work will power the next generation of products that accelerate the analysis and interpretation of complex biological data using cutting-edge foundation models.
This is an opportunity to shape the future of AI-driven biology while leading a team that turns breakthrough research into impactful, real-world solutions.
What You'll Do
- Lead an engineering team focused on building reliable, scalable, extensible software products.
- Work cross-functionally with internal and external partners to develop and deliver on the roadmap, and to shape the long-term strategy for how AI Products drive our scientific impact ambitions.
- Participate in and encourage Agile software development practices to deliver frequent value to our users and enable continuous feedback loops.
- Set the technical direction, guide the team’s technical decisions, and ensure that best practices are consistently followed.
- Ensure high quality in the work we deliver and serve as a hands-on manager to the team.
- Provide mentorship and career development support to direct reports.
- Hire and onboard engineers to fill resource gaps while building out a diverse team.
What You'll Bring
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, including 5+ years of engineering leadership as a people manager.
- Proven track of building and delivering high-impact products on top of AI models in complex, data-driven domains.
- Deep technical expertise with the ability to translate complex theory into practical, scalable solutions—driving research, rigorous analysis, clear conclusions, and decisive execution.
- Extensive experience hiring, managing, and developing high-performing engineering teams while cultivating a culture of excellence, ownership, and impact.
- Strong cross-functional collaborator, partnering with interdisciplinary stakeholders to define product strategy, shape requirements, and deliver robust software solutions.
- Influential and empathetic leader who provides clear, direct guidance, inspires collaboration, and consistently coaches engineers to accelerate their technical growth and career progression.
- Active contributor to architectural strategy and technical design decisions, elevating engineering standards and long-term system quality.
Compensation
The Redwood City, CA base pay range for a new hire in this role is $270,000.00 - $338,000.00. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range, enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process.
Better Together
As we grow, we’re excited to strengthen in-person connections and cultivate a collaborative, team-oriented environment. This role is a hybrid position requiring you to be onsite for at least 60% of the working month, approximately 3 days a week, with specific in-office days determined by the team’s manager. The exact schedule will be at the hiring manager's discretion and communicated during the interview process.
Benefits for the Whole You
We’re thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment, we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make all we do possible.
- Provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
- Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
- Funding for select family-forming benefits.
- Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving
If you’re interested in a role but your previous experience doesn’t perfectly align with each qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role.
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