Senior Full Stack Engineer – Product Discovery

Job Description

About the Company

Labviva is on a mission to accelerate the pace of life science research. We connect researchers with suppliers of reagents, chemicals and instrumentation in an intuitive user-friendly platform that supports the priorities of scientists while staying compliant with purchasing rules.

We are a venture-funded start-up that acknowledges that the unique contributions of each team member drive our success. We commit to creating a diverse and inclusive workspace where people can make a positive impact. At Labviva, we invest in our employees and strongly believe that a culture of respect and support drives success for all involved.

This role is based out of our corporate headquarters office in Boston. We are a flexible hybrid environment with 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) in the office. Please note that we are only accepting candidates that reside in the greater Boston area.

About the Role

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer on the Product Discovery team, you will play a key role in enhancing Labviva’s product data management, enrichment systems, and search functionality. Working within an evolving architecture, you will develop scalable solutions that deliver high-quality data to our platform and create intuitive interfaces that streamline the purchasing experience. Your contributions will empower scientists to efficiently search and navigate millions of data-rich records when ordering equipment, chemicals, and lab consumables.

You’re a great fit for this role if you are a driven, detail-oriented, critical thinker who thrives in a collaborative environment. You enjoy building end-to-end solutions and take a thoughtful approach to design and engineering—balancing business needs with system health, security, and long-term maintainability. This unique role is designed for a versatile engineer passionate about building end-to-end solutions, with a significant focus on data-centric systems. You will dedicate approximately 40% of your time to backend development, 40% to data engineering tasks, and 20% to frontend development.

Please note: This is not an entry-level position and H1B visa sponsorship is unavailable.

How You Will Contribute

• Participate in the design and development of system architecture around data harmonization, data ingestion and ETL.
• Design and Implement features that apply to:
  • Frontend features, components, and architecture
  • Backend services to support delivery of product data to the platform
  • Search infrastructure and optimizations
• Participate in planning the future for our technologies, providing meaningful inputs, and supporting advancement of our platform.
• Mentor, support, collaborate with, and learn from other members of the team as well as other key stakeholders across the company

What You Bring To The Team

• You have a history of tackling large problems and turning them into executable solutions
• You have experience as an owner/SME of technical & functional product areas
• You thrive in an environment with complex problems and multiple solutions
• You understand how to drive results for team projects\
• You are experienced with:

Knowledge of some areas of our stack:

• • React
  • Typescript, Node.js, and backend frameworks including Nest.js and Typeorm
  • PostgreSQL utilizing Aurora
  • Kafka
  • Kubernetes and Docker
  • Python
• Working with Data ETL pipelines
• Working in a Service Oriented Architecture environment
• Designing and implementing modern frontend architecture
• Working with Elasticsearch

Your Experience with the following is a plus:

• E-commerce platform experience
• Snowflake or other data warehousing solutions
• Procurement for scientific applications
• Tuning Elasticsearch for catalog search applications
• Maintaining and replatforming legacy platforms (e.g., LAMP stack)

We provide a competitive set of benefits including but not limited to a hybrid – office/remote work option, health benefits, discretionary time off, parental leave, competitive salary and equity, and Thursday company lunches.

We are an equal opportunity employer and building a diverse team is our top priority. At Labviva, we celebrate all. Help us build an inclusive community that will transform the life sciences industry. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics as outlined by federal, state or local laws, regulations, or ordinances.