Senior Cheminformatics AI & Forward-Deployed Engineer

ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca UK Limited is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer with a Chemistry background to advance our next-generation multi-modality drug discovery platform. You will join a global team and help design, build, deploy, and improve software applications, agentic solutions, and production-grade systems that support key scientific workflows in drug discovery.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, user validation, and scalable production deployments across cloud environments, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years as Software Engineer/Developer or a Master's with 3+ years in relevant roles.
• PhD with 0+ years also considered.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy, and improve software applications and services for drug discovery workflows.
• Prototype rapidly and validate with users, scaling successful solutions.
• Collaborate with scientists and product teams to deliver integrated platforms.

Skills

Python programming

Production-grade software

Cloud environments

APIs & services

Data workflows

User collaboration

Agile / Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years software

Master's degree + 3+ years software

PhD + 0+ years software

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Job description

AstraZeneca UK Limited is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer with a Chemistry background to advance our next-generation multi-modality drug discovery platform. You will join a global team and help design, build, deploy, and improve software applications, agentic solutions, and production-grade systems that support key scientific workflows in drug discovery.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, user validation, and scalable production deployments across cloud environments, with