Lead Software Architect

Full-time IT Management & IT Project Management, Software Architecture & Engineering

Lead Software Architect — Proteins.1 | Espoo/Helsinki, Finland

Proteins.1 is building the PCR for Proteins — a novel diagnostic platform that detects disease biomarkers at the single-molecule level. Backed by Lifeline and Cloudberry Ventures, we are transitioning from deep-tech research to a commercial medical device. We have the biology, the hardware, and the IP. Now we need the software.

The Role

You are Employee #1 for software. You will start with a blank repository and full ownership of the entire vertical software stack — from firmware talking directly to hardware, all the way up to the tools our scientists use to visualize experimental results. This is not a web or SaaS role. You will write code that moves physical liquids in a lab.

What You'll Build

• Firmware & control: Write the code that drives our digital microfluidic chip — precise timing, electrode actuation, sensor readout — using Python, C, C++, or Rust on bare met...