European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) 
Hinxton, United Kingdom Resumo da oferta
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is hiring a Software Development Project Lead in Hinxton, UK, to head the engineering team behind Europe PMC, a major biomedical literature platform. The role involves leading a backend and database team, shaping technical strategy, and ensuring scalability for millions of users and billions of API requests. Responsibilities include roadmap definition, Agile prioritisation, large‑scale data pipelines, and collaboration with product, data science, and international partners. Candidates should have a CS degree or equivalent, experience with Java/Spring, SQL/NoSQL, Solr, and leading high‑availability systems, plus strong stakeholder and people‑management skills. The contract is a 3‑year fixed term with potential extension, offering a Grade 7 salary of £4,395.66/month (after tax) and generous benefits.
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Descrição do projeto
Your role
Join EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and lead the engineering team behind one of the world's largest and most widely used biomedical literature resources. As Software Development Project Lead, you will provide technical leadership for Europe PMC, a globally recognised open science platform used by millions of researchers every year. You will lead a team of backend and database developers and work closely with the product team, machine learning engineers and data scientists to shape the next generation of literature discovery and AI-powered research services.
Working alongside the Literature Services Team Lead, Product Lead and Data Science Lead, you will help define the technical strategy for Europe PMC, ensuring the platform continues to scale while delivering innovative capabilities that support modern scientific research.
Europe PMC contains more than 11 million full-text articles and preprints, together with 45 million abstracts, enriched with citations, links to biological databases, persistent identifiers for people, organisations and grants, and state-of-the-art machine learning annotations. The service is supported by 35 international biomedical research funders, serves 46 million unique users annually, and processes approximately 1.5 billion API requests every year.
Built primarily using Java and Spring, with SQL and NoSQL databases, large-scale Solr search infrastructure and high-throughput data pipelines, Europe PMC presents complex engineering challenges at global scale.
In this role you will
This is an opportunity to combine technical leadership, software engineering and people management while helping to build one of the world's most important resources for life science research.
You will have
You will also have strong technical expertise in several of the following:
You may also have
At EMBL-EBI you will work in a highly collaborative international environment alongside software engineers, data scientists and researchers from around the world. Based on the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge, you will help shape technologies that enable scientists worldwide to discover, access and reuse the biomedical literature at unprecedented scale.
Contract length: Initial 3-year fixed-term, Staff Member contract with the potential for extension based upon availability of continued grant-funding.
Salary:Grade 7 - Monthly salary starting at £4,395.66 per month after tax but excluding pension and insurance contributions. Plus, generous benefits.
Next steps:This vacancy has a scheduled closing date of Wednesday 28th October, and we welcome your application as soon as possible. Please submit an up- to-date CV and supporting cover letter outlining your transferable skills and experience and motivation for applying for this role.
We will review applications on a rolling basis and so encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Why join us
Do something meaningful
At EMBL-EBI you can apply your talent and passion to accelerate science and tackle some of humankind's greatest challenges. EMBL-EBI, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, is a worldwide leader in the storage, analysis and dissemination of large biological datasets. We provide the global research community with access to publicly available databases and tools which are crucial for the advancement of healthcare, food security, and biodiversity.
Join a culture of innovation
We are located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, alongside other prominent research and biotech organisations, and surrounded by beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside. This is a highly collaborative and inclusive community where our employees enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. We are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued, supported and empowered to reach their professional potential. Watch this video to see how EMBL-EBI makes an impact.
Enjoy lots of benefits:
For detailed information please visit our employee benefits page here.
What else you need to know
Closing Date
28/10/2026
Contacto académico
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