👨💻 Head of Engineering👨💻

Mat3ra mat3ra.com Open · verified Oct 24, 2026

On-site Walnut Creek Full-time Director Engineering Leadership

At a glance

Director-level Engineering Leadership role at Mat3ra. Walnut Creek · full-time · $130,000–$200,000 base.

SalaryStated by Mat3ra

$130,000 – $200,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

RoleEngineering Leadership

SeniorityDirector

LocationWalnut Creek

WorkplaceOn-site

EmploymentFull-time

Base pay$130,000–$200,000

PostedFeb 11, 2026 · 8mo ago

Role brief

techroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Create a cloud-based system for working with nanoscale materials and chemistry across distributed services
Set engineering priorities and put the team’s work in order
Shape the software architecture and the infrastructure behind engineering work
Build and design software, coordinate with product, and explain technical ideas clearly

What you bring

You bring advanced JavaScript or Node.js skills, along with Python experience
You have advanced Linux, Red Hat or Bash knowledge and experience with a major cloud platform
You have advanced Docker or Vagrant skills, plus intermediate MongoDB or JSON and React.js experience
You pick up new concepts quickly and bring exceptional attention to detail

Who this fits

This full-time, permanent role is onsite in Walnut Creek. It suits a senior engineer ready to organize engineering work and grow into leadership.

From the employer

Overview

We look for Senior Engineers excited about bridging the gap between materials/chemistry, data science, and computer science to help us develop a software framework for designing and discovering new advanced materials and chemicals. More about our codebase and team on our GitHub page.

Work will focus on (1) building a cloud-based distributed web platform for nanoscale materials and chemistry, (2) planning and organizing the work of the engineering team, (3) establishing the architecture and infrastructure for the engineering work.

Successful candidates will continue into leadership roles as we grow.
This is a full-time permanent position.

Responsibilities

software development
software design
work closely with the product team, relay and explain software concepts

Why Join

see the results of your creative work used directly by the world's leading enterprises
realize your ambitions and directly define how materials research is done in the future
work with top-tier human capital in research, engineering, and venture capital

Requirements

Engineering

JavaScript/Node.JS (advanced)
Python (advanced)
Linux/RedHat/Bash (advanced)
AWS/Azure/GCP (advanced)
Docker/Vagrant (advanced)
MongoDB/JSON (intermediate)
React.JS (intermediate)
Meteor.JS (desired)

Other

ability to learn and apply new concepts rapidly
extreme attention to details

Plus

familiarity with SaltStack or similar
knowledge of chemistry/materials science
work on advanced electronic structure methods (VASP, Quantum ESPRESSO, Gaussian, NWChem, Siesta, or similar) is not required but is a plus
experience with machine learning

Benefits

Company Benefits Include