# Senior Software Engineer, ML Platform at Xaira

- Company: Xaira
- What the company does: We’re pioneering the discovery and development of life-changing medicines through the transformative power of artificial intelligence. Backed by Lightspeed, NEA and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://xaira.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $205K to $275K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xairatherapeutics/jobs/5162274007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xaira-senior-software-engineer-ml-platform/

## About the role

Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development. The company is leading the development of generative AI models to design protein and antibody therapeutics, enabling the creation of medicines against historically hard-to-drug molecular targets. It is also developing foundation models for biology and disease to enable better target elucidation and patient stratification.

## What they're looking for

- Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computational Biology, or a related field
- 5+ years of industry experience building and deploying ML systems in production environments
- Experience leading technical projects and driving cross-functional execution
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Experience with infrastructure/ops tools such as Terraform, Ansible
- Experience with deep learning frameworks such as Torch, Jax

Tags: Computational Protein Design