AQEMIA
drug invention
SeniorSoftwareEngineer
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“Senior Software Engineer at AQEMIA. Skills: backend development, infrastructure development, platform development, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, Python. Design, build, and operate scalable compute systems supporting training, inference, and scientific workloads. Contribute to architecture and design decisions around compute infrastructure, scheduling, and resource management”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure our compute infrastructure, workflows, and developer tooling enable - not limit - scientific progress; scientists can run complex models and workflows faster, more reliably, and at greater scale, with infra and tooling that empower, not limit them; accelerate discovery
Industry & Context.
problem-solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5-8 years of experience in software engineering with a focus on backend, infrastructure, or platform systems, proficiency in Python and experience building production-grade systems, Experience with distributed systems and compute-heavy or high-throughput environment, Solid understanding of system design, scalability, and reliability principles, Experience working with cloud infrastructure (e. g. AWS) and operating systems in production, problem-solving and communication skills
Nice to Have
large-scale compute platforms or infrastructure, ML infrastructure or model execution environments, PyTorch, CUDA, or running custom models in production, designing or operating workflow orchestration systems, optimizing systems for cost-efficiency at scale
What You'll Do.
and operate scalable compute systems supporting training
and scientific workloads
Contribute to architecture and design decisions around compute infrastructure
and resource management
Take ownership of key engineering projects
from design through to production and iteration
Improve system reliability
and observability across compute and infrastructure components
Drive best practices in system design
and operational excellence
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
working closely with physicists, AI researchers, and engineers; Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams; Mentor junior engineers and act as a technical reference within the team; Collaborate with chemists, physicists, ML researchers, and product teams
Communication Scope
communication skills
Process & Methodology
ownership of key engineering projects, from design through to production and iteration
Full Job Description
## Description About AQEMIA AQEMIA is a drug invention company dedicated to creating entirely new medicines to address major unmet medical needs. At the core of our mission is QEMI, our proprietary molecule-invention platform, which uniquely combines cutting-edge science with advanced technology. Powered by physics-based modeling, statistical mechanics, and generative AI, QEMI allows our teams to design novel drug candidates from first principles. What makes AQEMIA different is our commitment to true innovation: our research is dedicated to the invention of new molecular entities, not the refinement of existing ones. We focus on inventing never-before-seen molecules, without relying on experimental data, and advancing them into a growing pipeline of proprietary programs and strategic partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies. Our most advanced preclinical programs are currently in in vivo optimization, targeting diseases still waiting for effective treatments, offering our teams the opportunity to work on science that can make a real difference in people’s lives. For more information, visit AQEMIA.com and our LinkedIn. About our Team AQEMIA brings together a diverse, multidisciplinary team of 65+ professionals based in Paris and London. Our scientists and engineers, including chemists, physicists, machine learning experts, and software engineers, work side by side to push the boundaries of early-stage drug discovery. This close collaboration across disciplines is central to our approach, enabling us to tackle complex scientific challenges from first principles and translate cutting-edge ideas into novel therapeutic candidates. At AQEMIA, team members are encouraged to contribute their expertise, learn from one another, and play an active role in shaping the future of drug invention. The role We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Compute team to own and scale the systems that power Aqemia’s scientific platform. As our research grows in comple
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