Principal Engineer

at  BenevolentAI

At BenevolentAI, we harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and human expertise to revolutionize the field of drug discovery. Our unique computational R&D platform, combined with our in-house pipeline of drug programmes, enables us to develop new and more effective medicines. With offices in London and a state-of-the-art research facility in Cambridge (UK), we have cultivated a diverse team of professionals from various scientific, technological, and business backgrounds. Our team is united by a shared passion for making a meaningful impact on healthcare through innovation and collaboration.
We are looking for an talented and versatile Staff Engineer to join our Product and Technology organisation. Your experience and skills will be used in high impact projects helping set technical direction, including in initial design, development or in accelerating delivery of teams. This will be a key individual contributor role working closely with our VP of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer.

• You will join the team as part of the Product and Technology organisation, working across squads as projects require it.
• You will be responsible for leading or facilitating the design of technical solutions for projects you are involved with.
• You will be versatile and play multiple roles as the situation demands, from software development, cloud engineering, through to more systems design, depending on your knowledge.
• You will collaborate with team members, helping to provide guidance and mentorship.
• You may also be required to lead and implement projects as an individual.
• You will collaborate with peers in senior architectural positions to help design a joined up end to end platform, deploying engineering best practices and encouraging other to do so.
• You will play the role of ‘glue’ across teams, doing the needed, but often invisible, tasks to keep the team moving forward and shipping its work.