Careers at QPillars
Build the Future of Lab Automation
Join a team of competitive programmers and systems engineers solving hard problems in life sciences.
How We Work
Engineering Culture
Async-first
Written communication over meetings. We optimize for deep work.
Async communication
Written proposals over meetings. Clear docs over Slack noise.
High autonomy
Own your domain. Make decisions. Ship without waiting for approval.
No meetings without agenda
Every meeting has a written agenda and a decision to make.
Open Positions
Join the Team
Senior AI Engineer
Design and build agentic AI systems for laboratory instruments. You will work with MCP servers, LLM orchestration, and real-time instrument control - connecting AI agents to scientific hardware with humans in the loop.
ApplyWhat You Get
Benefits
Competitive Compensation
Market-rate salary benchmarked against Swiss tech companies.
Equity for Early Joiners
Meaningful ownership stake for engineers who join early.
Conference Budget
Annual budget for conferences, workshops, and training.
Equipment Budget
Pick your own hardware - we will cover it.
Flexible Hours
Work when you are most productive. We measure output, not hours.
Flexible Location
Work from Zurich, Chisinau, or discuss what works. Async communication by default.
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We are always looking for exceptional engineers. Send us your GitHub profile and tell us what you want to build.
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