Principal Software Engineer

The Position

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.

The Opportunity

At Prescient Design, we are building the Lab-in-the-Loop, Genentech’s AI for therapeutic molecular design platform. We are seeking an exceptional Principal Software Engineer to design and lead development for this product, and grow it into a platform that serves as the foundation for drug design within Roche. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN1PxxQWoEc )

We are looking for someone with strong technical skills who is able to build reliable software and scale it. In addition, the ideal candidate has technical leadership experience, both in creating a roadmap and designing services, and in leading a small team of software engineers to execute the vision.

You will work closely with Prescient scientists and engineers, Genentech Computational Sciences (gCS) colleagues, Genentech Research & Early Development (gRED) Drug Discovery teams including the Antibody Engineering division, and other teams across the Roche family of companies to identify, strategize, and productionalize high-impact applications from across the drug discovery and development pipeline. Prescient Design provides a dynamic and challenging environment for cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research in AI and drug discovery including access to rich sources of data, close links to top academic institutions around the world, as well as internal Genentech and Roche partners and research units. 

In this role, you will:

• Define and own the roadmap for the Prescient Lab-in-the-Loop platform, from product decisions to technical direction.

• Build and maintain scalable and responsive web applications that integrate with our machine learning platform.

• Work with Machine Learning Scientists and Engineers, and experimental specialists in large and small molecule design to build intuitive user interfaces, dashboards, and analytics tools.

• Manage a small team of software engineers to execute in a fast-paced environment.

Who you are

• 5 + years of software engineering work experience.

• The ideal candidate will have industry experience working on AI services and infrastructure related topics

• Proven track record of planning year long roadmaps in which shorter-term projects ladder to the long term-vision

• 1+ years experience leading a team of software engineers

Preferred

• Intense curiosity about the biology of disease and eagerness to contribute to scientific and computational efforts.

• Proficiency with Python and SQL; familiarity with PyTorch preferred

• Proficiency with at least one front-end framework such as React or angular

• Experience in building and deploying scalable web applications

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Relocation benefits are available for this job posting

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of New York is $145,100 - 269,500 of hiring range.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

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