Principal Engineer, Websites in London

Business IntroductionGSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver 40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centered on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Position SummaryGSK's Enterprise AI team builds AI solutions that prove value fast and scale to production. You will lead the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function — the front of the Enterprise AI delivery pipeline that proves AI ideas with the business through PoCs, PoVs, MVPs and, where appropriate, first production versions, before handing proven solutions off to the Solutions Engineer for scale-up. You will hold direct line management of the FDE team (Staff, Lead, Senior, and Forward Deployed Engineers), setting FDE strategy and engagement priorities, owning Director-level BU sponsor relationships, and representing Enterprise AI on FDE matters to GSK leadership — while continuing to contribute technically at the frontier of AI-augmented engineering, where humans steer and agents execute. Lead the Forward Deployed Engineering function — strategy, structure, hiring, development, and standards for the function. Set the standards for AI-native engineering practice within the function — agent workflows, prompt and pattern libraries, handoff hygiene. Own relationships with Director and Senior Director-level BU sponsors across business units that bring AI use cases to Enterprise AI.Coordinate with the Solutions Engineering and Operations Engineering functions on the delivery pipeline; Influence vendor strategy and tooling choices for AI-native engineering practice within Enterprise AI.Provide regular reporting to Enterprise AI leadership on FDE function performance — engagement pipeline, outcomes, team development, and capacity. Basic QualificationWe are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goalsPhD or master's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.12 or more years of experience in software engineering and AI/ML engineering, with significant time leading senior engineering teams or functions. Demonstrated experience taking AI ideas from sketch to working software at speed, in customer-facing engineering roles. Daily use of AI coding agents (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Databricks AI Assistant) as the primary mode of development. Experience hiring, mentoring, and developing senior engineering talent. Track record of representing engineering functions to senior business stakeholders. QualificationIf you have the following characteristics, it would be a plusPrior leadership experience at an AI-native company (Anthropic, Palantir, OpenAI, or similar) — Head of Forward Deployed Engineering, Director of Solutions, or equivalent. Experience in regulated industries (pharma, healthcare, financial services).Experience setting AI engineering standards at organizational scale. GSK-LISkillsA/B Testing, AI Workflow Integration, Algorithms, Back-End Development, Computer Programming, Database Management, Data Collection Methods, Data Security, DevOps, Front-End Development, Model Evaluation, Performance Optimizations, Scalable Architectures, Software Design, User Experience (UX) DesignWhy GSK?Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people. 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