Software Engineer, AI

Exin Therapeutics is an AI-native neuroscience company developing treatments for neurological disorders and building large-scale experimental infrastructure for AI-driven drug discovery. We are seeking a Software Engineer to build the systems that connect our laboratory, scientific data and company operations. You will develop the databases, cloud infrastructure, internal applications and AI integrations that our teams use every day. This is a full time in-person role in BGC, Manila working directly with our founders, scientists and operations team in Manila, with ownership of systems from initial design through deployment and operation.

Key Responsibilities
• Design, build and maintain PostgreSQL databases for experimental records, samples, laboratory inventory and company operations.
• Build and operate AWS infrastructure for data storage, backend services and internal applications, including deployment, monitoring, backups and cost management.
• Develop APIs and integrations that connect laboratory instruments, scientific software, internal tools and third-party services.
• Build internal web applications and dashboards for experiment tracking, inventory, resource planning, reporting and other laboratory and business workflows.
• Integrate AI models and agents into company workflows, including searching internal knowledge, retrieving experimental data, preparing reports and coordinating tasks.
• Establish automated testing, CI/CD and clear documentation to support reliable deployments and ongoing maintenance.
• Take responsibility for systems after launch, troubleshoot production issues and improve reliability, security and performance. Key Qualifications
• Experience building, deploying and maintaining production software, with substantial ownership of backend systems, databases or cloud infrastructure.
• Strong programming skills in Python and TypeScript, including experience building APIs and integrating external services.
• Strong SQL and PostgreSQL skills, including relational data modelling, indexing, query optimisation, schema migrations and data integrity.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, particularly S3, RDS, IAM and compute services.
• Ability to build usable internal applications and work across the frontend and backend when the task requires it.
• Familiarity with Git, Docker, automated testing and CI/CD, and confidence debugging applications and infrastructure in production.
• A practical understanding of authentication, access management, secrets management, backups and secure handling of company data.
• Experience integrating AI models into applications, including retrieval systems, agent workflows and tool interfaces.
• Ability to work independently and translate scientific and operational needs into practical software. Preferred Qualifications
• Experience evaluating AI workflows for accuracy, reliability, cost and appropriate use of tools.
• Experience with scientific datasets, laboratory automation, laboratory information management systems (LIMS) or electronic lab notebooks (ELNs).
• Experience with React or a similar frontend framework, infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK, or background job processing.
• Experience working in a startup or taking a system from initial design into daily use. Why Join Exin You will work closely with the people designing and running neuroscience experiments, see your software used in daily work and have substantial ownership of the systems the company builds on. Your work will shape how Exin manages its data, runs its operations and brings AI into experimental research and therapeutic development.

How to Apply
There are two ways to apply:
• Show us what you’ve built. Send your CV and examples of software you have built, such as GitHub repositories or deployed applications. Briefly describe your contribution and the problems you solved.
• Build something for Exin. For ambitious candidates, we welcome a different approach: use this

job description
as a starting point and build something you think Exin could use. This could be a tool for laboratory operations, a system for managing scientific data, an AI integration, or something we haven’t thought of. Share a working demo or repo, along with a short explanation of the problem it solves and why it would be useful to us. Candidates with outstanding projects will receive an immediate invitation to interview with the founders. Feel free to use AI tools. Send your application to careers@exintherapeutics.com. Exin welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.