Senior AI Software Engineer

About Us

Owkin is an agentic AI company on a mission to explore complex biology to speed up and scale research for the creation of new treatments and diagnostics for patients. Owkin K, our AI co-pilot combines unparalleled access to multimodal data, cutting-edge AI to understand biology and pioneering agentic AI to achieve Biological Artificial Superintelligence in the future.

Owkin is comprised of a group of specialized companies that work seamlessly together, combining deep expertise with a shared mission to accelerate biological discovery. Owkin K is the technology foundation of our ecosystem, it provides cutting-edge co-pilots incorporating high-quality data infrastructure and AI tools to power breakthroughs for researchers, customers and our companies.

Owkin has raised over $300 million through investments from leading biopharma companies, including Sanofi and BMS, and venture funds like Fidelity, GV and Bpifrance, among others.Owkin is seeking the best and brightest to join our fast-growing and dynamic team.

Position is based in our Paris, Nantes or London offices or remotely in France, UK, Germany.

Please submit your CV in English

About The Role

As a Senior AI Software Engineer, you will build the world leading Agentic AI product for biomedical researchers by combining robust engineering practices with cutting-edge AI technologies.

This role requires balancing traditional engineering principles with innovative approaches when integrating LLMs and AI throughout our technology stack.

Your seniority and experience will be crucial in guiding the team to make strategic decisions and empowering team members.

In Particular, You Will

• Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team of product managers, designers, software engineers, and machine learning and biomedical scientists.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable AI systems.
• Drive technical decisions and provide context-aware solutions for AI systems in biological research.
• Leverage evaluation methodologies to ensure continuous product improvement.
• Experiment with cutting-edge industry solutions—orchestration patterns, fine-tuning, specialized monitoring, feedback loops, etc.
• Lead core stack component development focusing on sustainability, scalability, security, reliability, and performance.
• Foster team growth by sharing expertise and mentoring colleagues through code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing.

About You

• Strong collaborative skills with an open, pragmatic mindset.
• Clear and effective communication abilities.
• Proven track record leading software development at scale in production environments.
• Deep understanding of system architecture and infrastructure design.
• Extensive experience with production environments: CI/CD, monitoring, observability.
• Experience with or strong interest in AI systems.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Stack: Python, Kubernetes, AWS

What we offer

• Flexible work organization
• Friendly and informal working environment
• Opportunity to work with an international team with high technical and scientific backgrounds

Recruitment Process & Security

• Please complete the form and submit your CV.
• Owkin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status or on the basis of disability.
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