Cuspai

Product Engineer

London, UK, Remote. Posted 24 days ago

The role

You will lead the inception and development of an internal application suite for researchers. You will build backend services in Python and responsive UIs to streamline proprietary discovery workflows.

What you will do

  • Lead the development of a suite of internal applications.
  • Collaborate with the VP of Product to translate research needs into technical roadmaps.
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of internal tools from architecture to deployment.
  • Design and build robust backend services in Python.
  • Partner with the Data Engineering team for data ingestion and visualisation.
  • Develop clean, responsive UIs for researchers.
  • Work with AI Researchers and Data Engineers to build empowering tools.
  • Collaborate with the broader engineering team to align with infrastructure and security standards.

Required qualifications

  • At least 4+ years of professional experience in full-stack software engineering.
  • Proven track record of building and maintaining production-grade applications.
  • Strong backend expertise with Python and modern web frameworks (e.g. FastAPI, Django, or Flask).
  • Proficiency with Node.js and modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Vue, or TypeScript).
  • Keen eye for UI/UX best practices.
  • Ability to make architectural decisions from scratch.
  • Product-focused mindset.

Nice to have

  • Experience working in an early-stage startup environment.
  • Previous experience building internal tools, dashboards, or Admin interfaces for data-heavy companies.
  • Knowledge of modern DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure (e.g. GCP, Docker, Kubernetes).
  • An academic background or personal interest in Materials Science, Chemistry, or Sustainability.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Equity in CuspAI
  • 28 days holiday (DE, NL, UK) or 21 days holiday (JP, SG, US), in addition to local public holidays
  • 26 weeks parental leave for primary caregiver at full pay
  • 12 weeks parental leave for secondary caregiver at full pay
  • Professional development budget

About the company

CuspAI is a frontier AI company on a mission to solve the breakthrough materials needed to power human progress. The founding team is comprised of researchers in AI, chemistry and engineering.