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Staff Software Engineer, Data Pipelines
Staff Software Engineer, Data Pipelines
PerimeterUnited States (authorized to work: no visa sponsorship)
Today
Biosecurity & pandemic preparedness
Full-time
Today
Routes to impact
Direct high impact on an important cause
Description
Perimeter is hiring a staff software engineer to architect and scale mission-critical biosecurity data pipelines for its AI-powered biosurveillance platform, ideal for senior engineers with deep data infrastructure expertise.
  • Impact - Build and own large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines and data warehouses that power real-time threat detection, pathogen attribution, and public health decision-making
  • Tech stack - Python, SQL, dbt, Snowflake, Airflow, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Leadership - Drive data architecture strategy, set engineering standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate cross-functionally with scientists, analysts, and product teams
  • AI integration - Lead initiatives to democratize biosecurity data access using LLMs and AI-assisted development tools
Apply directly via LinkedIn or visit perimeter.bio to learn more about the company.
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