
Automata helps life sciences labs automate experiments to increase throughput, reduce manual steps, and improve data quality. It delivers the LINQ platform, a modular combination of lab robotics…

Automata helps life sciences labs automate experiments to increase throughput, reduce manual steps, and improve data quality. It delivers the LINQ platform, a modular combination of lab robotics…
What they do: Builds LINQ, a modular lab-automation platform combining robotics hardware and cloud workflow software for life-sciences labs
Founded: 2015
Headquarters / offices: London with U.S. offices (including Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA)
Recent funding: Series C $45M (Jan 29, 2026)
Total funding reported: ≈ $144.8M (USD)
Lab automation for life-sciences workflows (genomics, cell biology and related research/diagnostic labs).
2015
Software Development
7.4M USD
March 2019 round to commercialize the Eva desktop robot
50M USD
Round to scale end-to-end lab automation
40M USD
October 2023 equity financing with participation from multiple investors
45M USD
Series C announced Jan 29, 2026 with participation from Danaher Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, Octopus Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, and others
“Backed by strategic and institutional investors including Dimension, Octopus Ventures, Danaher Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, A.P. Moller Holding and others”
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Level: 5 Role Type: Permanent or Contract Location: Hybrid - work on site in our London office 3x/wk The Mission Our platform is at the bleeding edge of life sciences automation. It already saves lives — but our next challenge is scaling it globally, bridging cloud + edge , backend + frontend, infrastructure + product.
This is your chance to work as a staff-level Full Stack Engineer on problems that are both technically complex and deeply meaningful. You’ll help shape how our platform runs — from distributed data pipelines to edge-deployed solutions powering labs across the world.
The Role As a Staff Full Stack Engineer , you’ll be a hands-on contributor who can move fluidly across the stack while also influencing architecture and direction. Your primary strength will be in Python and backend engineering , but you’ll also bring experience with containerisation, distributed infra, and frontend development where needed.
You’ll design systems that work not just in AWS, but also at the edge — turning ambitious product goals into scalable, production-ready solutions.
What You’ll Do
What You Bring
Nice to Have
Why Join Us
🚀 If you’re a staff-level full stack engineer who thrives across Python, infra, and edge — and wants to build products with global impact — this is your role. UK Team Benefits: 🍎 Vitality Health Insurance
Private healthcare that incentives a healthy lifestyle
👀 Eye Care
Get your eyes tested once a year on us!
🚗 Salary Sacrifice - EV
Sacrifice some of your monthly salary in exchange for a company car, provided by your Employer
🚲 Salary Sacrifice - Bike & Tech
Sacrifice some of your monthly salary in exchange for bike and tech products, provided by your Employer
🧘🏼♀️ Wellbeing & Support
Support for both your physical and mental health
☀️ Wellbeing & Development Allowance
Invest in your own well-being, personal growth, and hobbies
💙 Spill & Employee Assistance Programme
Access the therapy for you and your family through Spill
😊 Additional Leave
Time off for dependents, 'Me days', and volunteering days off
👵🏼 Pension Scheme
Plan for retirement with NEST
🫂 Group Life & Critical Illness cover
Life insurance - for a piece of mind
🎂 Birthday
Time off for your Birthday
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Discrimination of any kind based on race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status is strictly prohibited.
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