Application Engineer, GSK
$98.6-133.4k
2-5 days a week in office
Building a cutting-edge digital and tech team.
Job no longer available
Building a cutting-edge digital and tech team.
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$98.6-133.4k
2-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
At GSK, we use technology to deliver what matters most, better and faster. Whether it’s life-saving medicines or life-enhancing products, Tech at GSK helps scale and accelerate our expertise.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate should have a demonstrated ability to work on application development and a strong interest in how data-driven applications can accelerate innovation
- Strong communication skills, both technical and non-technical, are essential for liaising with stakeholders, including management, IT teams, and scientific personnel, to ensure that technology solutions align with business strategies and scientific objectives
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 2+ years of experience in front end technologies: JavaScript, Typescript, React.js, Angular.js or similar
- 2+ years of experience with at least one common web backend language: e.g., Python, Scala, Java, Javascript (Node.js) including toolchains for documentation, testing, and operations / observability
- 2+ years of experience with modern software development tools / ways of working (e.g. git/GitHub, DevOps tools, metrics / monitoring, ...)
Desirable
- Developing and deploying applications in a cloud environment like Google Cloud (preferred), AWS, Azure Experience in an open-source web framework preferably implemented in JS, TypeScript, Python, Java, Scala, or similar
- Experience with Authentication & Authorisation Mechanisms e.g OAuth2
- Application experience of CI/CD implementations using git and a common CI/CD stack (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab, Azure DevOps
- Knowledge of database modelling, database concepts and SQL
- Experience with data visualization frameworks like D3.js, Plotly, Matplotlib, or similar
- Experience in agile software development and common environments such as Jira and Confluence
What the job involves
- The Onyx Research Data Platform organization represents a major investment by GSK R&D and Digital & Tech, designed to deliver a step-change in our ability to leverage data, knowledge, and prediction to find new medicines
- We are a full-stack shop consisting of product and portfolio leadership, data engineering, infrastructure and DevOps, data / metadata / knowledge platforms, and AI/ML and analysis platforms, all geared toward:
- Building a next-generation data experience for GSK’s scientists, engineers, and decision-makers, increasing productivity, and reducing time spent on “data mechanics”
- Providing best-in-class AI/ML and data analysis environments to accelerate our predictive capabilities and attract top-tier talent
- Aggressively engineering our data at scale to unlock the value of our combined data assets and predictions in real-time
- The Application Engineer 1 will contribute to the technological advancement of GSK, focusing on the development and support of data-driven applications
- This role requires a solid foundation in software engineering with an emphasis on hands-on technical work
- The ideal candidate will be involved in the development, deployment, and maintenance of applications that meet the needs of our scientific user base
- Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand user requirements, assisting in the design of scalable and efficient application architectures, and integrating data analytics tools to enhance application functionality
- The role involves staying updated on current technological trends in application development and software engineering practices, ensuring that applications are reliable and meet evolving demands
- The Software Engineer will also participate in code reviews, testing, and troubleshooting to ensure the security and performance of applications
- The role encompasses the maintenance and support of existing applications, focusing on high availability, reliability, and optimal performance
- Contribute to the development, deployment, and maintenance of full-stack, data-driven, cloud applications that serve our scientific community
- Develop, measure, and monitor key metrics for all applications and services and consistently seek to iterate on and improve them
- Operate and support applications deployed in a production environment
- Take loosely defined mock-ups and producing rapid MVPs through to production grade experiences
- Work with product teams on product roadmaps and developing end user requirements
Our take
GSK Tech is set to build a suite of next-generation platforms for data- and prediction-driven drug discovery in support of GSK's Research and AI/ML organizations, and an industry-leading data engineering function in support of AI/ML and Genomic Sciences.
GSK’s ambitions go far past the data lake: they’re building a comprehensive data and machine learning ecosystem that can speak to the customers in their own scientific and technical language and semantics. Enabled by GSK Knowledge Graph, powered by machine learning, and underpinned by natural language processing, GSK's vision is for accessibility to data (and, importantly, the knowledge it represents). GSK wants to increase this tenfold, taking mere moments to find, access, and integrate the right information.
The creation of GSK Tech shows GSK's commitment to making a major investment in changing how we think about data in the research space, and levelling up the data experience for GSK's researchers, scientists, computational scientists, AI/ML Engineers, and ultimately decision-makers. As of 2024, GSK is putting more energy into its Cyber Security features, thus widening its market reach.
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Company benefits
- An annual bonus based on company performance
- Access to healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, savings programmes, time off and childcare support
- Employee recognition programmes which reward exceptional achievements
- Long term incentives through share ownership link your rewards to our longer term performance
- Coaching, mentoring and formal training programmes
- Plenty of opportunities for open conversations with people who can help to shape your career
- A range of health and wellbeing programmes and support services to help employees understand how to feel healthier, happier and more energised at work and at home
Company HQ
Brentford, UK
Leadership
Luke Miels
(CEO)Luke became CEO on Jan 1, 2026, after serving as CEO designate since Sept 2025. He joined GSK in 2017 as Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for our commercial portfolio of medicines and vaccines.
Shobie Ramakrishnan
(Chief Digital and Technology Officer)Has a broad experience in biotech and hi-tech companies. Has led Digital and Technology for GSK’s Global Commercial organisation, transforming the company’s capabilities in digital, data & analytics.
Michael Elmore
(SVP & Global Chief Information Security Officer)Experienced in building and leading tech teams across cyber security, IT infrastructure, application development, and more. A trusted advisor to VCs and startups focusing on cybersecurity advancements.
Shubha Chaudhari
(SVP, Development Digital & Tech)Previously worked at Novartis in several roles, including Head of Clinical Informatics, Global Head of Development Informatics, and Head of Digital Transformation.
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