Senior Software Engineer - Drug Discovery Workflows (Remote)

Apheris; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 102,762 - 148,435; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Wellbeing budget

Mental health benefits

Home office budget

Co-working stipend

Learning and development budget

Generous holiday allowance

Berlin HQ office days

Job summary

Apheris is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to design and implement drug discovery workflows at the core of our platform. You will own end-to-end production-grade workflows and collaborate with drug discovery scientists, data teams, ML and software engineers to translate complex problems into scalable solutions.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys shipping high-quality software in a fast-moving startup, with opportunities to impact product and processes and participate in a

Qualifications

• A degree in computer science, engineering, computational chemistry/biology, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience as a developer, with a strong focus on backend systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications in production environments.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including testing strategies.
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability for technical outcomes, including reliability and long-term maintainability.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, iterative startup environment where priorities evolve, and trade-offs are part of daily decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement drug discovery workflows primarily in Python to solve real drug discovery problems and automate the drug design process.
• Contribute to system design and architectural discussions, helping evolve platform components as the product and customer base scale.
• Collaborate cross-functionally across engineering, data, machine learning, and drug discovery science to deliver cohesive, end-to-end functionality.
• Use AI coding tools efficiently, exercising good judgment on the balance between agentically built proof of concept and robust, production-grade code.
• Write high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code, and actively participate in code reviews to uphold strong engineering standards.

Skills

Python

Backend

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Testing

Ownership

Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Apheris is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to design and implement drug discovery workflows at the core of our platform. You will own end-to-end production-grade workflows and collaborate with drug discovery scientists, data teams, ML and software engineers to translate complex problems into scalable solutions.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys shipping high-quality software in a fast-moving startup, with opportunities to impact product and processes and participate in a