About the position
A healthier future. It's what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That's what makes us Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. At Prescient Design, part of Genentech, we are at the forefront of transforming drug discovery through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. We are building the Lab-in-the-Loop, Genentech's cutting-edge AI platform for therapeutic molecular design. This platform is central to accelerating the discovery of new medicines by integrating massive quantities of experimental data to train predictive AI models. We seek an exceptional Principal Software Engineer to take a leading technical role in shaping the design, development, and future direction of this critical platform, enabling AI-driven drug design across Roche. We are seeking a technical leader with deep full-stack expertise, particularly skilled in building intuitive front-end experiences and scalable backend systems. The ideal candidate possesses strong product intuition, a keen eye for user experience, and proven experience in shaping technical roadmaps and designing robust service architectures for complex platforms. You thrive on technical ownership and guiding the evolution of a product from concept to production, influencing its capabilities and impact.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the strategic roadmap for the Prescient 'Lab-in-the-Loop' platform, guiding product features and technical architecture to maximize AI impact in drug discovery.
- Take a leading role in the full-stack design and development of scalable, reliable software systems, including crafting responsive and intuitive front-end applications that form the core of our AI/ML platform.
- Collaborate closely with Machine Learning Scientists, AI Engineers, and experimental specialists, translating complex scientific workflows into intuitive user interfaces, dashboards, and analytics tools with a strong focus on user experience.
- Explore and implement integrations with novel AI agents and models to enhance platform capabilities and automate complex tasks.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to other software engineers on the team, fostering best practices and high-quality engineering.
Requirements
- 10 + years of software engineering work experience, delivering complex, full-stack applications.
- Proven expertise in front-end development using modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) and building intuitive, user-centered interfaces.
- Intense curiosity about the biology of disease and eagerness to contribute to scientific and computational efforts.
- Proficiency with Python and SQL
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with ML concepts or frameworks (e.g., PyTorch).
- Domain experience in drug discovery, computational biology, bioinformatics and cheminformatics
Benefits
- Relocation benefits are available for this job posting.
- Discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
