Lead the technical development and long-term architecture of Europe PMC and associated services
Define technical roadmaps to ensure the platform continues to scale in response to rapid growth in data volumes, AI capabilities and user demand
Lead, mentor and develop a team of software engineers, supporting both delivery and career development
Work across product, software engineering and data science teams to deliver new features and AI-enabled services
Prioritise development work using Agile methodologies, balancing new functionality, operational stability and technical debt
Oversee large-scale data ingestion and processing pipelines from multiple international content providers
Ensure the reliability, performance and availability of Europe PMC's production services
Contribute to software engineering best practice, architecture, resource planning and delivery processes
Collaborate with colleagues across EMBL-EBI and with international partners to deliver shared infrastructure and strategic initiatives

A degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
Experience managing technical delivery in Agile environments, including Scrum and Kanban
Experience designing, building and operating large-scale, high-availability systems handling substantial data volumes and user traffic
Experience managing software engineering projects from planning through delivery
Experience recruiting, mentoring and supporting software engineers
Strong stakeholder management skills, working effectively with both technical and non-technical collaborators
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative leadership style
Java and Spring
SQL and NoSQL databases (including MongoDB)
Apache Solr/Lucene and large-scale search systems
RESTful and SOAP web services
Unix/Linux environments and shell scripting
Git/GitLab and modern software development workflows
JIRA or similar issue tracking systems
Application performance optimisation, debugging and production support
Software testing, deployment and engineering best practices
Significant experience leading software engineering teams and developing people
Experience working with scientific data resources, bioinformatics or biological databases
Experience in scientific publishing, scholarly communications or research information systems
Experience developing systems that process terabyte-scale datasets
Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js or React
Experience using high-performance or distributed computing environments, including Slurm
Experience supporting machine learning workflows or production ML pipelines
An interest in open science, scholarly communication and developing services that accelerate scientific discovery

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.
Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL, we believe that diverse teams drive innovation and scientific excellence. We encourage applications from candidates of all genders, identities, nationalities and/or any other diverse backgrounds.

Contract length: Initial 3-year fixed-term, Staff Member contract with the potential for extension based upon availability of continued grant-funding.
We will review applications on a rolling basis and so encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Financial incentives: Monthly family, child and non-resident allowances, annual salary review, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances
Flexible working arrangements - including hybrid working patterns
Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)
Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition public holidays
Relocation package including installation grant (if required)
Campus life: Free shuttle bus to and from work, on-site library, subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria, casual dress code, extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)
Family benefits: On-site nursery, 10 days of child sick leave, generous parental leave, holiday clubs on campus and monthly family and child allowances
Benefits for non-UK residents: Visa exemption, education grant for private schooling, financial support to travel back to your home country every second year and a monthly non-resident allowance.

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