# Lead Platform Engineer at True Talent Solutions Partners

- Company: True Talent Solutions Partners
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: South San Francisco
- Level: Lead
- Discipline: DevOps & SRE
- Employment: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-11-09
- Skills: Client Roles
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/true-talent-solutions-partners/ab6c04e8-6fd2-4837-8577-17fbdcb33de7

## Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Lead the compute, data, AI, and security infrastructure behind a biotechnology sequencing operation. This hands-on technical leadership role combines platform engineering with close collaboration across engineering and scientific teams to support reliable lab operations and large-scale data processing.


WHAT YOU'LL DO

 - Own services that orchestrate lab devices, including robotics, sequencers, and on-premises Linux servers, along with the data ingestion pipeline.

 - Build cloud infrastructure and data pipelines to store, process, and deliver terabytes of sequencing data.

 - Design queues, workflow orchestration, and scheduling systems to coordinate millions of bioinformatics tasks.

 - Develop AI infrastructure and internal tools for operational quality monitoring, logistics coordination, and adaptive bioinformatics analysis.

 - Lead cross-functional projects from problem definition through production, connecting architecture choices to business impact.

 - Contribute directly to engineering work while mentoring teammates and communicating clearly across disciplines.


WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

 - At least 5 years of platform, backend, or infrastructure engineering experience, including impactful work at a startup during a period of growth.

 - Strong AWS orchestration experience, especially ECS, Batch, and Step Functions, plus Python backend development with FastAPI or Django.

 - Production experience designing reliable distributed systems, including queues, orchestration, and state machines.

 - Experience with Linux server administration and distribu

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