AIML Software Engineer, AI for Science

Biopharma Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Biopharma Careers is seeking Software Engineers to design, build and operate scalable cloud infrastructure for AI4S models and agentic systems. You will ensure reliability, implement CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring and incident response in a production environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on platform engineering on modern cloud technologies, collaborating with ML engineers and domain experts to deliver robust, high-performance software for scientists.

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative or engineering discipline or equivalent professional software engineering experience.
• Advanced Python programming and building robust, scalable software solutions (e.g., FastAPI).
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP/Azure) and cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate scalable infrastructure and services for AI models and agentic systems.
• Own reliability: CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, alerting, and incident response.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Kubernetes

SQL databases

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

GKE

Google Cloud Platform

Cloud Run

Artifact Registry

Cloud SQL

Job description

About the Role

To strengthen our AI for Science (AI4S) team, we are looking for Software Engineers with a track record in developing production-grade, data-driven software solutions. You will design, build and operate the scalable cloud infrastructure and services, including the serving of our models, that our AI systems and agentic applications run on, and you will be accountable for keeping them reliable in production. This is hands‑on software and platform engineering: building robust, well‑tested, high‑performance systems that scientists across GSK depend on every day, on modern cloud technology and the vast biomedical data sources available to us.

Team Culture

The AI4S team is built on the principles of ownership, accountability, continuous development, and collaboration. We hire for the long term, and we are motivated to make this a great place to work. Our leaders will be committed to your career and development from day one. We strongly encourage applications from people with diverse and underrepresented backgrounds and perspectives.

In this role you will

• Design, build and operate scalable infrastructure and services that support our AI models and agentic systems across the entire software development life cycle.
• Own the reliability of what you build, set up CI/CD and release processes, automated testing, monitoring and alerting, and lead the response when things break, so the systems scientists rely on stay dependable.
• Build and operate the model‑serving infrastructure that exposes our models in production with efficient use of compute.
• Develop and maintain cloud‑native architectures that enable reliable deployment and scaling of AI/ML workloads.
• Deliver robust, tested and high‑performance code in an agile environment, and work closely with ML engineers and domain experts to make the infrastructure fit for purpose.

Qualifications & Skills

• A degree in a quantitative or engineering discipline (e.g., computer science, computational biology, bioinformatics, engineering, among others); OR equivalent work experience as a professional software engineer.
• Demonstrated advanced programming expertise in Python and in developing and delivering robust, scalable software solutions using frameworks like FastAPI.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure) and cloud‑native architectures.
• Passion for software design and commitment to the development of reusable, scalable, and testable software components.
• Basic understanding of at least one major deep learning framework (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow).
• Knowledge of command‑line tools and shell scripting.
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices, including continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD), containerization, and infrastructure as code.
• Strong problem‑solving and debugging skills, and experience working in cluster settings or cloud‑based environments.
• Experience operating production services, monitoring, observability and alerting, and diagnosing and resolving issues in live systems.
• Experience designing and administering SQL databases, schema design, query performance, and day‑to‑day operational management.
• Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform, in particular the services we build on: Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, Artifact Registry, Cloud SQL.
• Fluency in English.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• Familiarity with machine learning principles and state‑of‑the‑art modelling approaches.
• Experience in design, development and deployment of commercial cloud‑native software and infrastructure.
• Experience building and deploying large‑scale AI models and agentic systems in production environments.
• Experience architecting, developing, and deploying distributed training pipelines for large models with PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Expertise in performance optimization, cost optimization, and efficient compute resource management in cloud environments.
• Experience running production services at scale, including defining and working to service‑level objectives (SLOs/SLIs).
• Experience with incident response and post‑incident review, and with building the observability that supports it.
• Infrastructure‑as‑code (e.g. Terraform) for provisioning and maintaining cloud environments.
• Experience developing and administering workloads on Kubernetes (e.g. GKE).
• Familiarity with GCP networking and security controls, VPC, VPC Service Controls (VPC‑SC), and private connectivity.
• Contributions to relevant open‑source projects.
• Knowledge or interest in disease biology, molecular biology and medicine.
• Experience working with biomedical data (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, electronic health records, clinical images).

Salary and Benefits

If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $136,125 to $226,875. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Germany Salary Range / Gehaltsbandbreiten Deutschland: EUR 74,700 to EUR 124,500. For positions covered by collective bargaining, employment conditions and remuneration are determined by the applicable collective agreements for the chemical industry as well as internal policies. More detailed information on compensation will be provided during the recruitment process. Depending on the role and internal policies, the position may also be eligible for a bonus (if applicable and based on defined, non‑discretionary criteria) and/or awards for exceptional performance (granted at the employer’s discretion). All benefits arising from the applicable collective bargaining agreement, such as holiday allowance and additional paid time off, will be provided in full, in accordance with that agreement and German law. Other benefits may also be offered, which may include health & wellbeing benefits, pension plan and paid parental leave & care of family member leave.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.

We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We strongly encourage applications from people with diverse and underrepresented backgrounds and perspectives.

Workplace Flexibility

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Accommodations

During the course of your application, you will be requested to complete voluntary information which will be used in monitoring the effectiveness of our equality and diversity policies. Your information will be treated as confidential and will not be used in any part of the selection process. If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application / selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements, please contact 0808 234 4391. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process.

Additional Information

If you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK's compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/