Lila Sciences
The Director/ Senior Director of Lab Platform Engineering at Lila leads the team responsible for building and operating the hybrid on-premises and cloud infrastructure for the company's automated labs. This leadership role involves setting the multi-year technical strategy, growing the engineering organization, and ensuring the reliable delivery of platform services across distributed lab sites. The position requires partnering with cross-functional teams to support the company's AI Science Factory and drive technical excellence.
Company Size
1-10 employees
Lila Sciences is building a scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous labs for life, chemical, and materials sciences. They place AI at the center of discovery—combining advanced models, autonomous workflows, and lab automation to rapidly generate, execute, and validate experiments at scale. Their mission is to expand human knowledge and accelerate breakthroughs to tackle some of humankind’s greatest challenges.
Lila Sciences adds Nvidia-backed $115M to series A, bringing total haul to $350M
Oct 14, 2025
Exclusive: AI lab Lila Sciences tops $1.3 billion valuation with new Nvidia backing
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Open for business: Lila closes series A at $350M, welcomes first AI customers
Oct 14, 2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Lila Sciences raises $350M to build scientific superintelligence platform
Oct 16, 2025