Lead Software Engineer
“The role of my software is to guide our colleagues from the research and service teams to find technology solutions for their needs.”
At EMBL-EBI, technical professionals and scientists work hand in hand to enable groundbreaking scientific discoveries in the world of big data.
Our technical team of over 500 Software Developers, Network Engineers, HPC and Cloud Engineers and Project Leads, use their skills to build and maintain critical tools and data resources for the scientific community.
You don’t need a scientific background to make an impact on science. At EMBL-EBI, exceptional engineers and IT specialists play an important role in how science is done.
We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and provide you with the scientific context you need to thrive.
We work in Agile teams and provide opportunities for training and career progression.
Below are some of our popular technologies. This is not an exhaustive list and we do not expect you to be an expert in all of them. But if you are familiar with any of these or similar technologies, then EMBL-EBI can be a great match for your skills.
Head of IT and Technical Services
“Our IT infrastructure and services need to be the foundation that facilitates smooth, seamless teamwork.”
Head of Web Development
“The academic environment is new to me, and the opportunity to work with some of the brightest people from the scientific community keeps my adrenaline flowing.”
Our developers and engineers contribute to solutions for healthcare, agriculture and the environment by maximising the value of life-science research data. Find out more about some of our most impactful projects.
A collaboration with Google DeepMind provides open access to over 200 million protein structure predictions to accelerate scientific research.
Open Targets uses human genetics and genomics data for systematic drug target identification and prioritisation.
A major initative to sequence the genomes of eukaryotic organisms in Britain and Ireland, and make the data openly available.
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