# Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Lab (Scheduling & Optimization) at Ginkgo Bioworks

- Company: Ginkgo Bioworks
- What the company does: Build autonomous labs to accelerate biotech R&D. Program biology like software. Run experiments on our cloud lab or build your own. Trusted by 130+ customers. Backed by SoftBank VF and Felicis.
- Company website: https://www.ginkgo.bio/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-06-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ginkgobioworks/jobs/5167398007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/ginkgo-bioworks-senior-software-engineer-autonomous-lab-scheduling-and-optimizat/

## About the role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in scheduling and operations research to join the Autonomous Lab software organization at Ginkgo Bioworks. This position is specific to the Orchestrator team. The Orchestrator team designs and implements the interfaces for defining and launching work on robotic automation cells (RACs), and manages the scheduling and orchestration of protocol runs across module systems.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience in a software development role, demonstrating significant work on scheduling, optimization, or planning systems
- Strong proficiency in Python
- Working knowledge of operations research / optimization techniques (constraint programming, MILP, heuristics, metaheuristics)
- Strong communication and collaboration skills

Tags: Automation Software