“Software Engineering at SecureBio” by Jeff Kaufman 🔸

I've had a lot of people reach out to me who are interested in working on biosecurity, but have a background in software engineering / computer science. A lot of these conversations have looked something like: A: I'd be really excited to work on biosecurity, it seems really important and relatively neglected. Are you hiring for software engineers at SecureBio? Me: I wish we were, you seem really great! But I don't know when we will be, depends on funding and some strategy questions. This has now changed, and SecureBio is now hiring for two different software engineering roles that don't require a biology background: NAO: Bioinformatics Engineer. An in-person role on the project I lead, developing a metagenomic biosurveillance system to detect stealth pathogens. AI: Software Engineer, AI Safety and Biosecurity. An remote role [...] --- First published: October 23rd, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/8zyMEBhDch9PCuyu5/software-engineering-at-securebio --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.