Principal Software Engineer

• Define and architect high-performance infrastructure for training large-scale models and running complex simulations.
• Design and optimize custom RL environments informed by neuroscience.
• Set the organizational standard for clean, fast, production-grade code that boosts research velocity.
• Turn research prototypes into scalable production systems and identify/resolve critical technical bottlenecks.

This role helps reverse-engineer the human brain through AI research, contributing to Astera's mission to steer science and technology toward an abundant future for all by pursuing neuroscience-informed AGI development.

• High-velocity craftsmanship with clean, maintainable, well-tested code at startup pace.
• Proven success architecting complex systems from scratch with multi-year trade-off understanding.
• Extreme adaptability to dive into complex domains like neuroscience and master them quickly.
• Track record of leading resolution of difficult engineering challenges at massive scale.

No specific benefits, compensation, or perks mentioned in the posting.