AI Engineer

We believe that great scientists should do great science.

Labs waste months to learn and code pipelines that are obsolete for the next experiment. Mithrl’s “digital agents” create on-demand custom workflows using natural language – in minutes. So that scientists can focus all their time to conduct higher-quality experiments.

At Mithrl, We Conduct Cutting-edge AI Research And Develop State-of-the-art Products. Our Scientists Have Developed In-house (the World’s First) a Network Of Specialized AI Agents That Fully Automate End To End Dry-lab Processes Using Just Natural Language. This Automation Includes

RNA/DNA sequence processing
Cleaning, sanitizing, and converting unstructured data to structured data
Conducting literature reviews and hypothesis testing
Performing exploratory and complex analysis in minutes (no training required)

Our prospects are blown away by the platform. Their initial reactions consistently revolve around:

“This is nuts!!”
“It is impossible! Too good to be true”
“How did you make it do that?!”
“Could I please try this on my datasets today?”
“This is going to make my life so much easier”

Why AI x Biotech?

Data in biotech has increased 10,000x over the past 10 years
AI in biopharma will 20x in 7 years. $200m to $4b, 54% CAGR.

Traction:

Founded by two scientists, we are a venture-backed, fast-growing startup located in the heart of San Francisco. We are very well capitalized and have customers in the US and Europe. We are backed and advised by some of the most sought-after biotech legends (including the former CEO of Roche.)

Who are you?

You are a hungry and ambitious leader, eager to define your early career through fundamental AI research and applied ML
You thrive in challenging environments and are passionate about innovative technologies – applying your research to real world, painful problems
You must be a grinder — and would be thoughtful about every opportunity you land

What you will do:

The AI Engineer position is a specialized and an impactful role — your mission is to lead our AI research and apply that to specific problems that Mithrl seeks to solve. You are expected to have extensive experience with foundational models, a strong background in Python programming, and a passion for working with cutting-edge models. This role will involve research, development, fine-tuning, and deployment of models in our cloud environment, including both proprietary and open-source solutions.

First and foremost – contribute significantly to the engineering culture. We deliver a high product velocity and believe shipping is winning
Develop and deploy foundational models (GPT, Claude 3.5, Llama 3.1, etc.)
Fine-tune open-source models to meet specific project (module) requirements
Host and manage open-source models in AWS
Design and build agentic systems to automate complex tasks and processes (for instance, check this article out)
Implement and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems for our agentic systems
Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning to ensure our solutions remain cutting-edge
Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

What you need to succeed:

Proven experience with foundational models (GPT, Claude, and LLaMA)
Hands-on experience hosting and managing open-source AI models
Strong proficiency in Python
Experience with fine-tuning AI models to optimize performance for specific applications
Familiarity with different RAG systems and their implementation
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical members
Preferred background in data science and experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation
Ability to work in-person in San Francisco

Why This Role Is Unique And Important:

This role offers you an unparalleled opportunity to work closely with the founders, gaining a comprehensive understanding of what it means to drive innovation and strategic decision-making in a high-growth, early-stage technology startup. This is an exceptional role for talented individuals who aspire to become future founders, Chief Technology Officers, or world-class AI experts within a tech company. You will be at the cutting edge of AI technology, contributing to groundbreaking projects and making a significant impact on the company’s success and direction.

About The Team:

We are working on incredibly challenging problems at the most important intersection in history: biology and computation. We are building a team of super smart and thoughtful colleagues, and are all eager to dedicate a substantial part of our life solving these problems. The undertaking has a non-trivial risk of failing. But when we succeed we will hugely accelerate scientific progress and aid the creation of therapies for cancer, solutions to global warming, and cures for aging. As you might imagine, we grind and work very intensely to assure success and we ask the same from you.

Benefits:

You perform your best when you feel your best. We’re building a high-performance team and don’t hold back on benefits that make people feel healthy, be fulfilled, and do the best work of their lives: