Upgrading the tech in biotech
Our team
Cradle brings together the very best minds in biology, design, engineering and machine learning. Our team has previously helped ship products and technology at companies like Google, Deepmind, Novartis, Uber, Zymergen, Twist, Booking and Stripe.
Cradle brings together the very best minds in biology, design, engineering and machine learning. Our team has previously helped ship products and technology at companies like Google, Deepmind, Novartis, Uber, Zymergen, Twist, Booking and Stripe.
Cradle brings together the very best minds in biology, design, engineering and machine learning. Our team has previously helped ship products and technology at companies like Google, Deepmind, Novartis, Uber, Zymergen, Twist, Booking and Stripe.
Fabian
Engineering
Fabian
Engineering
Daria
Product
Daria
Product
Sam
CCO
Sam
CCO
Jack
Bioengineering
Jack
Bioengineering
Daniëlle
Operations
Daniëlle
Operations
Gino
Machine learning
Gino
Machine learning
Michelle
Bioengineering
Michelle
Bioengineering
Michael
Engineering
Michael
Engineering
Tilke
Product
Tilke
Product
Wallis
Partnerships
Wallis
Partnerships
Patrick
Machine learning
Patrick
Machine learning
Noé
Machine learning
Noé
Machine learning
Gijs
Design
Gijs
Design
Michael
Engineering
Michael
Engineering
Nicolas
Machine learning
Nicolas
Machine learning
Thijs
Partnerships
Thijs
Partnerships
Jinel
Bioengineering
Jinel
Bioengineering
Thomas
Machine learning
Thomas
Machine learning
Nicolò
Bioengineering
Nicolò
Bioengineering
Robbert
Engineering
Robbert
Engineering
Richard
Bioengineering
Richard
Bioengineering
Sebastian
Machine learning
Sebastian
Machine learning
Sarah
Recruiting
Sarah
Recruiting
Adam
Engineering
Adam
Engineering
Daan
Bioengineering
Daan
Bioengineering
Arthur
Machine learning
Arthur
Machine learning
Max
Design
Max
Design
Franzi
Machine learning
Franzi
Machine learning
Emanuele
Bioengineering
Emanuele
Bioengineering
Ena
Machine learning
Ena
Machine learning
Jonathan
Machine learning
Jonathan
Machine learning
Sytske
Design
Sytske
Design
Daniel
CTO
Daniel
CTO
Stef
CEO
Stef
CEO
Luba
COO
Luba
COO
Max
Operations
Max
Operations
Harmen
Bioengineering
Harmen
Bioengineering
Eli
Machine learning
Eli
Machine learning
Constance
Machine learning
Constance
Machine learning
Elise
Partnerships
Elise
Partnerships
Jelle
Design
Jelle
Design
Locations
Our team is split over Zurich and Amsterdam, with the latter housing our very own lab for sequence testing. Our two offices get together every quarter during our seasonal offsites.
Our team is split over Zurich and Amsterdam, with the latter housing our very own lab for sequence testing. Our two offices get together every quarter during our seasonal offsites.
Our team is split over Zurich and Amsterdam, with the latter housing our very own lab for sequence testing. Our two offices get together every quarter during our seasonal offsites.
Zurich, Switzerland
23 Cradlers
2 🐶
Zurich, Switzerland
23 Cradlers
2 🐶
Zurich, Switzerland
23 Cradlers
2 🐶
Amsterdam, Netherlands
16 Cradlers
Amsterdam, Netherlands
16 Cradlers
Amsterdam, Netherlands
16 Cradlers
Life at Cradle
At Cradle, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle some of the biggest machine learning and biology challenges and make a real impact on the world.
At Cradle, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle some of the biggest machine learning and biology challenges and make a real impact on the world.
At Cradle, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle some of the biggest machine learning and biology challenges and make a real impact on the world.
You care
You care deeply about our mission. You want to create a world where biology is used to build everything.
You care
You care deeply about our mission. You want to create a world where biology is used to build everything.
Would you be a good fit?
You care
You care deeply about our mission. You want to create a world where biology is used to build everything.
Team
An experienced team bringing together the best of synthetic biology, machine learning and developer tools.
What do we offer?
You care
You care deeply about our mission. You want to create a world where biology is used to build everything.
Where are you based?
We have office and lab in Amsterdam (NL) and an office in Zurich (CH)
What else should you know?
Would you be a good fit?
You care
You care deeply about our mission. You want to create a world where biology is used to build everything.
You try
You learn by making prototypes & experiments to de-risk your most important assumptions. You are comfortable taking bets without doing endless research. You don't over-optimize on efficiency, but you get the first version out the door to unblock critical issues
You are adaptable
Speed and ability to learn as you go along is what we value most in our team. You try to find answers to the most important problems quickly. If you get stuck you rapidly find alternative ways to solve the problem. Building a product from scratch is all about validated learning. You fall in love with problems, you're not married to a solution
You take initiative
We are a small team, and no matter how senior you are, we expect you to be involved (and enjoy) in building the product and company as we go. You pick things up when they fall on the floor
You deliver
You like going from zero to one. You can own the design space from beginning to end. You're comfortable with framing, conceptualising, coding & building to come up with the required solution for any situation. You care about delivering high quality work on time;
You are curious
We work at the intersection of a wide range of computer science, biology, design and product expertise. You are interested in learning about stuff outside of your domain of expertise
You are kind
You care about people and building the best possible culture. You are friendly, generous, and considerate. We want people to be excellent to each other. We want all to feel welcome.
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You care
You care deeply about our mission. You want to create a world where biology is used to build everything.
You try
You learn by making prototypes & experiments to de-risk your most important assumptions. You are comfortable taking bets without doing endless research. You don't over-optimize on efficiency, but you get the first version out the door to unblock critical issues
You are kind
You care about people and building the best possible culture. You are friendly, generous, and considerate. We want people to be excellent to each other. We want all to feel welcome.
You are adaptable
Speed and ability to learn as you go along is what we value most in our team. You try to find answers to the most important problems quickly. If you get stuck you rapidly find alternative ways to solve the problem. Building a product from scratch is all about validated learning. You fall in love with problems, you're not married to a solution
You take initiative
We are a small team, and no matter how senior you are, we expect you to be involved (and enjoy) in building the product and company as we go. You pick things up when they fall on the floor
You deliver
You like going from zero to one. You can own the design space from beginning to end. You're comfortable with framing, conceptualising, coding & building to come up with the required solution for any situation. You care about delivering high quality work on time;
You are curious
We work at the intersection of a wide range of computer science, biology, design and product expertise. You are interested in learning about stuff outside of your domain of expertise
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What do we offer?
Team
Autonomy
Joining an early-stage company means you will have a significant impact on how we shape the future of the company. You will have a lot of freedom and responsibility to define your processes and make decisions;
Get Physical
Our team operates at the intersection of synthetic biology, machine learning and developer tools. We are building the platform to allow any bio-engineer to design and optimize cell-factories. Our machine-designed sequences actually get tested in our physical wet-lab.
Equipment
You can pick your hardware for at home and the office to be productive.
Salary & Perks
We offer a top of the market salary and generous equity stake in the company. We offer a wide range of benefits from health and wellbeing, financial, to training and career progression opportunities.
Office & Laboratory
We offer access to state of the art offices (Zurich, Delft) and laboratory (Delft) at our two sites. You can work remotely for a couple of days per week, but we do find it important to meet each other in person every week to build our team. We also travel between Switzerland and the Netherlands to meet up every quarter.
Life
Life doesn’t just happen at work. Many of us have young families and all of us truly value a proper work-life balance. We trust that people get their work done, and don't care when or where they do it (although we ask that you run wet-lab experiments in our laboratory, rather than your home bathtub). We ask that you take at least 25 days off per year, and more if you need it. We offer 4 months parental leave. Part-time work is often an option, and some of our leaders work part-time.
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Autonomy
Joining an early-stage company means you will have a significant impact on how we shape the future of the company. You will have a lot of freedom and responsibility to define your processes and make decisions;
Life
Life doesn’t just happen at work. Many of us have young families and all of us truly value a proper work-life balance. We trust that people get their work done, and don't care when or where they do it (although we ask that you run wet-lab experiments in our laboratory, rather than your home bathtub). We ask that you take at least 25 days off per year, and more if you need it. We offer 4 months parental leave. Part-time work is often an option, and some of our leaders work part-time.
Get Physical
Our team operates at the intersection of synthetic biology, machine learning and developer tools. We are building the platform to allow any bio-engineer to design and optimize cell-factories. Our machine-designed sequences actually get tested in our physical wet-lab.
Equipment
You can pick your hardware for at home and the office to be productive.
Salary & Perks
We offer a top of the market salary and generous equity stake in the company. We offer a wide range of benefits from health and wellbeing, financial, to training and career progression opportunities.
Office & Laboratory
We offer access to state of the art offices (Zurich, Delft) and laboratory (Delft) at our two sites. You can work remotely for a couple of days per week, but we do find it important to meet each other in person every week to build our team. We also travel between Switzerland and the Netherlands to meet up every quarter.
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What else should you know?
Where are you based?
We have office and lab in Amsterdam (NL) and an office in Zurich (CH)
Will you relocate me?
We can provide a small relocation budget and will help you get settled here.
Can I work fully remote?
No. We've decided that we'd like to have the team work from our offices and labs at least two days per week. We believe it's a necessity given the interaction between our machine learning and laboratory work. That being said, we're comfortable with working-from-home days.
How big is the company?
We are currently at 25 FTE and expect more growth after our Series A.
Will you sponsor my visa?
We can sponsor visas for non-EU/EEA or Swiss residents for our office in the Netherlands.
Are you funded?
Yes, we raised a $24M Series A in late 2023.
I don't know anything about biology & machine learning, is this for me?
Yes. We're looking for people who are smart and willing to learn new things quickly. If you're a great (bio-)engineer and excited about bringing machine learning, synthetic biology and developer tooling together, this could be the best environment for you to dive deep into those topics while approaching them with a fresh perspective.
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Where are you based?
We have office and lab in Amsterdam (NL) and an office in Zurich (CH)
Will you relocate me?
We can provide a small relocation budget and will help you get settled here.
Will you sponsor my visa?
We can sponsor visas for non-EU/EEA or Swiss residents for our office in the Netherlands.
Can I work fully remote?
No. We've decided that we'd like to have the team work from our offices and labs at least two days per week. We believe it's a necessity given the interaction between our machine learning and laboratory work. That being said, we're comfortable with working-from-home days.
How big is the company?
We are currently at 25 FTE and expect more growth after our Series A.
Are you funded?
Yes, we raised a $24M Series A in late 2023.
I don't know anything about biology & machine learning, is this for me?
Yes. We're looking for people who are smart and willing to learn new things quickly. If you're a great (bio-)engineer and excited about bringing machine learning, synthetic biology and developer tooling together, this could be the best environment for you to dive deep into those topics while approaching them with a fresh perspective.
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