Lead Software Engineer - AI products for R&D

9 hours ago

London, United KingdomStaff+

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end lifecycle of AI products for R&D from initial scoping through live operation.
Set technical direction and provide guidance and mentoring to engineers, including experienced and senior colleagues.
Design and develop AI products using platforms and infrastructure provided by internal teams.
Build engineering foundations, best practices, templates, and project accelerators for AI product development.
Educate and support scientists so they can contribute to the AI product lifecycle through self-service practices.
Coordinate priorities and perspectives across science teams, Data Science and AI stakeholders, and internal platform and infrastructure providers.

Educational and professional background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Statistics, or a closely related field.
Deep experience in software product design, development, and lifecycle management based on strong software engineering principles.
Solid knowledge of statistics and machine learning, with hands-on experience using agent harnesses.
Experience with systems design, containerisation, and distributed computing.
Strong Python skills.
Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and software testing.
Experience providing technical guidance and direction to engineers, including mentoring experienced colleagues.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, relationship-building, and ability to explain technical decisions clearly.

Opportunity to shape engineering standards and ways of working in a newly established AI Product Engineering team.
Work across the R&D value chain and collaborate with global science, Data Science, AI, and internal platform teams.
Opportunity to develop expertise in AI, technology, and the discovery and development of new treatments.
Inclusive recruitment process with application adjustments available for applicants with disabilities or who are neurodivergent.