Senior Data Engineer

About the role

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and evolving AQEMIA's data platform. You will work at the intersection of software engineering, data infrastructure, machine learning, and scientific research, enabling teams across the company to access trusted, scalable, and high-quality data. You will contribute to the architecture of our data ecosystem, build reliable data pipelines, improve data accessibility and observability, and help establish best practices that support AQEMIA's growing scientific and business needs. This is an opportunity to work on complex and impactful data challenges in a unique environment where physics, AI, and drug discovery converge. Why Join Us? At AQEMIA, we work for a mission: joining us means having your own impact on changing the way drugs are discovered, and helping to shape the direction of our fast-growing company and team. Expanding Drug Discovery Pipeline : Focused on critical therapeutic areas like Oncology, CNS, Immuno-inflammation... with in vivo proof of concept/patent stage programs. Collaborations with top Pharma, including a $140M Sanofi deal. World-Class Interdisciplinary Team : work alongside exceptional talent at the intersection of technology and life sciences. Our teams combine deep expertise in AI, physics-based modeling, biology, and medicinal chemistry to push the boundaries of innovation. DeepTech Recognition: AQEMIA is proud to be part of the French Tech 120 and France 2030, highlighting our role as a key player in Europe's DeepTech ecosystem. Prime Location with Flexibility : Our offices are located in the heart of Paris and London (King's Cross), with flexible work arrangements including up to two remote days per week. Strong Financial Backing : $100M raised from leading European and International investors

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, or related infrastructure-focused roles.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience building and maintaining production-grade data systems.
• Experience designing and operating scalable data pipelines and data platforms.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, distributed data systems, and modern data architecture principles.
• Experience with cloud environments, preferably AWS.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake and modern data orchestration tooling.
• Familiarity with DataOps practices, including observability, testing, monitoring, and deployment automation.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver reliable and scalable data solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to navigate complex technical environments.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Nice-to-Have
• Experience supporting machine learning, scientific computing, or research-oriented environments.
• Exposure to bioinformatics, computational chemistry, life sciences, or other scientific data domains.
• Experience with workflow orchestration platforms and event-driven data architectures.
• Experience implementing data governance, lineage, and metadata management solutions.

Additional Information

About AQEMIA AQEMIA is a drug invention company dedicated to creating entirely new medicines to address major unmet medical needs. At the core of our mission is QEMI, our proprietary molecule-invention platform, which uniquely combines cutting-edge science with advanced technology. Powered by physics-based modeling, statistical mechanics, and generative AI, QEMI allows our teams to design novel drug candidates from first principles. What makes AQEMIA different is our commitment to true innovation: our research is dedicated to the invention of new molecular entities, not the refinement of existing ones. We focus on inventing never-before-seen molecules, without relying on experimental data, and advancing them into a growing pipeline of proprietary programs and strategic partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies. Our most advanced preclinical programs are currently in vivo optimization, targeting diseases still waiting for effective treatments, offering our teams the opportunity to work on science that can make a real difference in people's lives. For more information, visit AQEMIA.com, our WTTJ Page, and our LinkedIn. About our Team AQEMIA brings together a diverse, multidisciplinary team of 80+ professionals based in Paris and London. Our scientists and engineers, including chemists, physicists, machine learning experts, and software engineers, work side by side to push the boundaries of early-stage drug discovery. This close collaboration across disciplines is central to our approach, enabling us to tackle complex scientific challenges from first principles and translate cutting-edge ideas into novel therapeutic candidates. At AQEMIA, team members are encouraged to contribute their expertise, learn from one another, and play an active role in shaping the future of drug invention. About our Engineering Department The Engineering team (~12 people) builds and scales the technical foundations that power Aqemia's drug discovery engine. Bringing together expertise across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, site reliability engineering (SRE), and scientific computing, the team designs and operates robust, secure, and high-performance platforms that enable Aqemia's scientific and AI teams to experiment, train, deploy, and run models at scale. Their work spans data infrastructure, scientific compute systems, cloud operations, orchestration, observability, CI/CD, developer tooling, and platform scalability. By transforming cutting-edge research into reliable and scalable systems, the team accelerates the discovery of new medicines while ensuring operational excellence and an outstanding developer experience.

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