Working Pattern: Hybrid
About the Role
We are looking for a pragmatic and hands-on Software Engineer to join a growing technology team developing software platforms that support scientific research and computational workflows.
This is a varied engineering position covering backend development, cloud infrastructure, workflow automation, DevOps, scientific data management and full-stack application development. You’ll work closely with scientists and other technical specialists to turn complex research requirements into reliable, scalable software.
Key Responsibilities
+Design, develop and maintain core software platforms and backend services.
+Build modern web applications, internal tools and portals used by scientific and technical teams.
+Develop software to automate experimental and computational workflows, reducing manual processes.
+Design and improve systems for managing scientific data and associated internal tooling.
+Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using AWS and Infrastructure as Code.
+Develop, deploy and support containerised applications using Docker and technologies such as ECS or Kubernetes.
What We're Looking For
+Professional software engineering experience within biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, scientific research or a related technical environment.
+Experience developing internal scientific software, research platforms or laboratory/data management systems.
+Strong commercial experience with Python.
+Experience developing backend services, APIs and data-driven applications.
+Experience building modern web applications using technologies such as JavaScript/TypeScript and React.
+Good knowledge of relational databases and experience working with scientific or business data.
+Experience developing and deploying applications within AWS or another major cloud environment.
Technical Environment
You may work with a range of technologies including:
+Python
+JavaScript / TypeScript / React
+AWS – Batch, ECS, EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch
+Docker
+Prefect or similar workflow orchestration platforms
+GitHub Actions
+Terraform / AWS CDK
+PostgreSQL
+Linux
+Redis
+Kubernetes
+MLflow
+Prometheus, Grafana & OpenTelemetry
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of software engineering and scientific innovation, building practical technology that enables researchers to work faster and more effectively.
You'll have the opportunity to work across a broad technical stack, take ownership of meaningful engineering projects and collaborate directly with specialists working on challenging scientific problems
Salary description
£100000.00 - £130000.00 per year