Principal Engineer, Software (Enterprise Platform)

• 12+ years of software development experience, with a focus on Enterprise SaaS product development
• Deep expertise in enterprise SaaS platform systems: authentication/authorization (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML), multi-tenancy, RBAC, billing/metering, configurations, SDK and APIs
• Experience with modern cloud-native architectures (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP) and event-driven systems, familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and containerized deployments
• Track record building enterprise platforms in high-growth environments where speed-to-value mattered as much as long-term architecture
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and the ability to influence architecture across teams.
• Hands-on coding in Python and modern backend frameworks (FastAPI, async Python)
• BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field of study

• You have practical experience with agentic systems and workflow automation where models take actions with real operational consequences in regulated environments.
• You’ve worked on platforms serving scientific or laboratory data such as LIMS, ELN, bioinformatics, or related systems, and understand the provenance and traceability requirements associated with scientific workflows.
• You’ve built self-service enterprise tooling for non-technical administrators and have thought carefully about the UX and API design required to make those systems usable.
• Experience with compliance frameworks: SOC 2, HIPAA, GxP, FedRAMP, or ALCOA+
• You’ve operated multi-tenant SaaS systems at significant scale with strict isolation, reliability, and compliance requirements.

We offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity.

Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.

U.S. Benefits. Full-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company wide holidays; paid parental leave; an educational assistance program; commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees; and a company subsidized lunch program.

International Benefits.

Full-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region.

USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market.

Lila Sciences is building Scientific SuperintelligenceTM to solve humankind's greatest challenges.

We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI.

Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.

LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science FactoryTM instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy.

Learn more at www.lila.ai.

Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance.

If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.

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