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Your work will change lives, including your own.
Please note: Our offices will be closed for our annual winter break from December 22, 2025, to January 2, 2026. Our response to your application will be delayed.
The Impact You’ll Make
* Build and maintain core SAR and Chemical Registration Systems.
* Turn automated drug discovery into a reality with cutting edge automation scientists.
* Share your knowledge broadly with colleagues in our labs.
In This Role, You Will
* Contribute to the development of essential SAR and chemical registration systems.
* Work on the cutting edge of lab automation systems by building automatic and agentic control systems.
The Team You’ll Join
You will be joining the UK DMTL engineering team responsible for building and operating our global SAR and chemical registration systems, the user-facing component of our small molecule design product – Centaur Chemist, and a unique control system for our DMTL labs.
The Experience You’ll Need
* Experience building systems to process SAR and/or chemical structures from public or private datasets.
* Degree in Biology/ Chemistry or related field.
* Proficient in a commonly used programming language such as Python or Java.
* Proven experience accelerating software delivery via agentic coding tools.
* SQL experience is desirable.
We are particularly interested in candidates that have recently transitioned from a wet-lab scientist to a software engineer.
Working Location & Compensation
This is an office-based hybrid position at our office in Milton Park, England. Employees are expected to work in the office at least 50% of the time.
Estimated annual base range: £75,900 to £101,900. Eligible for annual bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
The Values We Hope You Share
* We act boldly with integrity.
* We care deeply and engage directly.
* We learn actively and adapt rapidly.
* We move with urgency.
* We take ownership and accountability.
* We are One Recursion.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Recursion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable legislation.
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