Back-end Engineers – Join our Talent Pool!

MUST BE BASED IN THE UK TO BE ELIGIBLE. Are you an experienced Back-end Engineer seeking new and exciting opportunities? While we may not have an immediate vacancy, we’re always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our Talent Pool.

Who We Are

GSK is a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. We are on an audacious journey to impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next decade. Our R&D division is at the forefront of this mission, dedicated to the discovery and development of groundbreaking vaccines and medicines. We are transforming the landscape of medical research by integrating cutting-edge science and technology and harnessing the power of genetics and new data. By fostering a collaborative environment that unites the talents of our people, we are revolutionizing R&D to pre-empt and defeat diseases. Join us in our commitment to uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

What We’re Looking For

We want to connect with Back-end Engineers who demonstrate expertise in a broad range of core skills and experience, including but not limited to:

• A degree in a quantitative or engineering discipline (e.g., computer science, computational biology, bioinformatics, engineering) or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong Python skills, with experience in back-end development and unit testing.
• Familiarity with generative AI concepts, particularly Large Language Models.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud preferred), including core web application infrastructure.
• Knowledge of agile practices and ability to thrive in collaborative, iterative environments.
• Proficiency with modern development tools and workflows (e.g., git/GitHub, DevOps practices), with a mindset of commit early and deploy often.
• Understanding of web development best practices, modern design principles, and continuous integration workflows.
• Experience with automated testing tools and building robust test suites.

What You Might Be Doing

As an Back-end Engineer at GSK, you could get involved with:

• Backend development for Python-based web applications.
• Integration of AI/ML components with backend systems, data pipelines, and compute infrastructure.
• Delivering high-quality implementations following best practices, including automated testing and documentation.
• Participating in code reviews and collaborating with technical teams across disciplines.
• Supporting evaluations and insights on generative AI datasets.

Why Join Our Talent Pool?

Be the first to hear about new back-end roles as soon as they go live. Gain access to exclusive insights about GSK’s roles, projects and company culture. Receive updates on training, development opportunities, and industry trends.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology). Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

Inclusion at GSK

GSK is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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