Senior Full-Stack Engineer for AI Chemistry Platform

Armstrong Talent Partners; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Armstrong Talent Partners is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to build the next generation of an automated chemistry platform. You’ll work in a cross-disciplinary team spanning software, hardware, data, AI and infrastructure, delivering real features for real science.

You’ll own features end-to-end, influence architecture, and collaborate with researchers and engineers. If you move fast and care about craft, this role offers exciting challenges and a path to impact at scale.

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of commercial full stack engineering experience.
• Strong Python skills with production experience in FastAPI, Django, Flask, or similar.
• PostgreSQL fluency, schema design, SQL, and ORM frameworks such as SQLAlchemy.
• Proven commercial experience with TypeScript, React, and a genuine interest in UI/UX.
• Comfortable with containerised deployments (Docker) and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, ArgoCD).
• Hands-on with AWS or another major cloud platform.
• Active user of AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent).
• High EQ: cross-functional collaboration is valued.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex requirements into impactful features across our application suite in rapid, agile iterations.
• Own the full feature lifecycle from scoping through development, deployment, and impact monitoring.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure to ensure new features are soundly architected and production-ready.
• Champion testing best practices; author and maintain code and user-facing documentation.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to communities of practice across the team.
• Drive team-wide initiatives: code reviews, design discussions, process improvements, workstream planning.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

Django

Flask

TypeScript

React

SQL

SQLAlchemy

UI/UX interest

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BSc or equivalent in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

GitLab

ArgoCD

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS CDK

Figma

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

Armstrong Talent Partners is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to build the next generation of an automated chemistry platform. You’ll work in a cross-disciplinary team spanning software, hardware, data, AI and infrastructure, delivering real features for real science.

You’ll own features end-to-end, influence architecture, and collaborate with researchers and engineers. If you move fast and care about craft, this role offers exciting challenges and a path to impact at scale.