This role pays less than
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About Danaher Corporation
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator focused on biotechnology, diagnostics, and life sciences.
Danaher Corporation currently has
27 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$150,000–$175,000
across 23 roles with salary data.
The Backend & AI Platform Engineer joins the R&D Software team to build the backend platform powering intelligent automation across scientific workflows. This role involves architecting and developing event-driven backend services and APIs that connect laboratory instruments, cloud infrastructure, and AI agents into a unified system. The engineer will design scalable data management solutions for LLM-powered systems, including retrieval pipelines, memory, state management, and tool integration frameworks. Key responsibilities include building orchestration services for heterogeneous AI agents and defining data contracts to ensure secure communication across instrument fleets. Required skills include experience with distributed backend systems, microservices, and cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP. The role focuses on the technical challenge of integrating complex instrument ecosystems into automated laboratory operations while ensuring reliability and compliance in regulated environments for life sciences and biotechnology applications.
Python
Go
Java
C++
Kubernetes
OCI
Machine Learning
LLMs
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Hugging Face
CI/CD
Microservices
Distributed Systems
Data Pipelines
Service Mesh
Prompt Engineering