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Software Engineer

Altara · San Francisco, United States · On-site

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About Altara

Make better products with higher yield using specialized agents for mission critical R&D and manufacturing challenges. Backed by Greylock.

About the role

We’re building the scientific intelligence platform for the physical world , to accelerate breakthroughs in semiconductors, batteries, advanced materials, aerospace, and beyond. These industries represent trillions in spend, but are still trapped in outdated software. We’re changing that by building the intelligence layer to help scientists and engineers move faster and solve core problems -- R&D through manufacturing.

What they're looking for

  • Worked at an early stage startup, founded a company, or plan to start one someday
  • Applied AI/ML engineering and research experience, especially with building search and ranking tools, LLM-based applications, agentic workflows, and computer vision
  • Experience or deep curiosity in science
  • TechCrunch
  • Follow us on LinkedIn and X
More about this role

We’re building the scientific intelligence platform for the physical world , to accelerate breakthroughs in semiconductors, batteries, advanced materials, aerospace, and beyond. These industries represent trillions in spend, but are still trapped in outdated software. We’re changing that by building the intelligence layer to help scientists and engineers move faster and solve core problems -- R&D through manufacturing.

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a category-defining company at the intersection of AI and the physical sciences. And we’re building a world-class team to do it.

We recently raised a seed round led by Greylock, with participation from Neo, BoxGroup, Liquid 2, and top angels including Jeff Dean + leadership at OpenAI and AMD. Our team (ex-Applied Intuition, Glean, SpaceX, Warp, Jane Street, Verkada) works in-person in San Francisco. Our office is located walking distance from 4th and King Caltrain station.

  • Architect and build the early foundations of Altara’s core product and infrastructure.
  • Ship end-to-end features across the stack, balancing speed, scope, and user experience.
  • Develop data ingestion and representation systems that can...

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