Member of Technical Staff, Platform Engineer (New Stealth Startup)
Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm focused on building and investing in rapidly scalable, technology-driven companies across healthcare, cyber, and national security sectors. They are launching a new startup aimed at transforming how mission-critical organizations adopt AI, particularly in regulated industries like healthcare and government. The startup's platform is designed to convert institutional knowledge into intelligence assets, enhancing the accuracy and impact of AI in real-world applications. The team comprises builders, researchers, and operators dedicated to helping customers develop, measure, and continuously improve AI capabilities they can own and control.
The Member of Technical Staff, Platform Engineer (Full Stack) will play a pivotal role in productionizing AI research and constructing scalable systems to support model training, evaluation, and data collection. This remote position requires an experienced engineer proficient across the full technology stack, with a particular emphasis on backend systems, platform architecture, and infrastructure. Responsibilities include architecting and scaling reinforcement learning environments, building and operating scalable backend services, developing modular environment domains, translating research prototypes into production-quality systems, and creating intuitive full-stack tools to support various workflows. The role also involves designing resilient systems with a focus on reliability, observability, performance, maintainability, and security, as well as collaborating with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and advance the shared roadmap.
Candidates should have over six years of professional experience in building full-stack applications, backend systems, distributed systems, or platform infrastructure. A deep proficiency in TypeScript, React, and modern backend architecture is essential. Experience in designing and building scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines is required, along with a solid understanding of PostgreSQL, data modeling, distributed systems, and system design. The ideal candidate will be adept at transforming complex research requirements into scalable, reliable software and comfortable working with evolving requirements to bring structure to ambiguous technical problems. A strong emphasis on reliability, observability, maintainability, and performance is crucial, as is the ability to make pragmatic technical decisions without compromising system quality.
The compensation for this role ranges from $140,000 to $300,000 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits include 100% employer-paid comprehensive healthcare covering medical, dental, and vision for the employee and their family, paid maternity and paternity leave for 14 weeks at the employee's normal pay, unlimited paid time off (PTO) with management approval, and opportunities for professional development and continued learning. Additional benefits such as optional 401(k), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and equity incentives are available.
Red Cell Partners fosters a culture of innovation and rapid growth, offering career track opportunities with potential for advancement as the firm expands. Employees are encouraged to operate with an entrepreneurial mindset, taking ownership of projects and driving them to completion. The company values autonomy, resourcefulness, and a strong business acumen, seeking individuals who thrive in dynamic, early-stage environments. This role provides the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technologies and contribute to impactful projects that address critical challenges in healthcare, cyber, and national security sectors.