[Remote] Senior Software Engineer, TuneLab

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Eli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, dedicated to improving health through innovation. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance their TuneLab AI/ML platform, focusing on creating user-friendly workflows and product experiences for biotech startups.ResponsibilitiesOwn product surfaces end-to-end–frontend, backend, data, integrations–whatever the problem requires. You don’t hand off; you shipBuild the application layer that wraps Lilly’s AI models into reliable, cohesive workflows for biotech customersDrive features end-to-end. Take a fuzzy requirement, weigh the tradeoffs, and ship something that worksStay deep in the code. This is a build role, not a review roleContribute to the engineering bar–code review, testing, release process, on-call. Hold the standards we setMentor the engineers around you. Make them better at the job, not just better at this codebasePartner with PM and design on features. Speak up early when something feels off in the spec or the scopeHelp interview engineers as the team grows. Hold the barSpot the things nobody owns and either pick them up or flag them clearlyNavigate enterprise infrastructure, security, and compliance requirements without disrupting development progressWork with Lilly IT and internal platform teams to leverage existing capabilities rather than rebuild themJoin customer conversations when it helps. You can hold your own technically with a counterpart on the other sideSkillsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field5+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of shipping software that real customers used and relied onExperience as a senior engineer on a product team–ideally a small oneQualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1Strong full-stack fundamentals. You're comfortable owning a feature from database schema to UI and have an opinion about each layerSolid API design and integration experience. You know how to build systems that connect things cleanlyReal frontend craft: you can design and ship interfaces that feel right, not just functional. You sweat the empty states and the error statesCloud experience and comfort with modern deployment practicesEnough familiarity with AI/ML to make good integration decisions. You don't need to be a data scientist, but you need to understand what you're wrapping and why it mattersAlways learning. You want the why behind an ask, not just the what, and you don't let momentum decide a solution for youHands-on experience building LLM-powered features. You understand the practical challenges: reliability, evals, context management, and when not to use AIComfortable with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.). You know how to get the most out of themYou think about the user, not just the system. You've built software that external customers actually paid for and relied onYou've simplified complex backend capabilities into clean, usable product experiencesYou ask 'what problem are we solving?' before 'how do we build it?'You talk product with a PM, not just specs. You'll raise 'wait, why are we building this?' when it mattersFocused on delivering business value, not just shipping features. You'll work directly with internal stakeholders and customers when it helps the teamYou've worked in environments where the roadmap wasn't fully defined and the team was small, and you thrivedYou unblock yourself and figure things out. You don't wait for a spec or hand-holdingYou create structure and process when needed, but you know when to skip itYou take ownership broadly. If something isn't working, you fix it rather than wait for someone elseYou bring judgment to your work. You speak up early when something looks off and update fast when you're wrongLow ego, high standards. You'll learn from a more junior engineer who knows the area better, and you'll push back firmly when you don't agreeYou communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiencesExperience in life sciences, pharma, or health techBackground building B2B SaaS productsPrior experience at a startup, or as an early engineer in an internal startup within a larger companyBenefitsFull-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Company OverviewWe're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world. It was founded in 1876, and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.lilly.com.