Product Engineer

deepmirror empowers chemists to design better drugs faster with AI. Access to data and expertise are the main barriers for AI in drug discovery. We have built an intuitive co-ideation platform on which computational and medicinal chemists can access high-quality data to build powerful AI models for their drug programmes. Since launching in 2023, our platform is now used by hundreds of chemists across the globe to impact real-world drug programmes. Now, we are looking for an experienced software engineer to supercharge our product.

In this role, you will design and develop production-grade software that powers AI-driven drug discovery. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who wants to be involved from day one of the start-up journey and who wants to put new processes into place to build a powerful platform in a high-performing and collaborative team, based in beautiful Victoria House in the heart of London.

As part of the product team, you will work across the full stack to integrate advanced algorithms into core services, ensuring they are production-ready, scalable, and seamlessly embedded in the platform. Leveraging your expertise in software engineering, we encourage you to seize the opportunity to be independent and drive innovation and quality. In the role, you will have substantial growth opportunities, allowing you to shape deepmirror’s technological framework from its inception and learn in an interdisciplinary environment at the interface of physics, chemistry, biology, and machine learning.

We want to be upfront about what it is like to work at deepmirror and thought hard about the principles that guide our work. Before you apply, let’s dive into how our values influence the way we work as a team and ensure they resonate with you.

• We Persevere: We believe that great work comes from dedication, continuous learning, and pushing boundaries. We trust you to manage your time in a way that helps you develop your skills while contributing to impactful projects. If you thrive on learning and enjoy challenging yourself, you’ll fit right in.
• We Care: We love what we do and deeply care about our product, customers, and colleagues. We thrive as a collaborative team where everyone is willing to go the extra mile for our customers. We create an environment where asking for support and extending a helping hand are equally valued.
• We Own: Nobody will dictate how you do things, but you will be held accountable for the impact of your work, as we value outcomes over outputs. If you thrive in an environment where you take responsibility, solve problems proactively, and drive your own success, you will do well here.

At deepmirror, you will challenge yourself, be supported, and be given the freedom to excel. Join a team where striving, caring, and ownership are not just values but a way of life. If this resonates with you, deepmirror could be your next big adventure.

You will:

• Be part of the product team and collaborate with designers, engineers, and scientists to define and implement solutions, and contribute to decision-making.
• Design, develop, maintain, and ship features to deepmirror.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Review code, provide feedback, and support research engineers to productionise code.

Requirements:

• Highly proficient in at least TypeScript and Python.
• 4+ years of software development experience.
• Passionate about software engineering with a relentless thirst to improve.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Experience building full-stack systems, including distributed services, APIs, cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), and both SQL and NoSQL databases, with a solid understanding of backend and frontend concepts.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of cheminformatics, computational chemistry, and machine learning.
• Contributions to open-source projects or personal software projects (e.g., RDKit, ketcher, Mol*, Vina or related tools).

If you meet at least 60% of the requirements or nice-to-have qualifications, we encourage you to apply.

Base salary: £70k to £90k+. Competitive Option Plan in line with the stage of the company. Frequent social events and off-sites. Private medical insurance. 1-week remote working per quarter. Cycle to Work Scheme. Pension Scheme: 5%/5% employer/employee.