AI/ML Developer

Posted:
7/13/2025, 6:04:43 PM

Location(s):
Prague, Prague, Czechia ⋅ Prague, Czechia

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
AI & Machine Learning ⋅ Software Engineering

Job Description

In this role, you will 

  • Guide the development, optimization and scaling up of pipelines and applications across different areas of drug discovery and development 

  • Act as a technical lead for one or several small software development projects  

  • Prototyping, test and validate novel scientific solutions: algorithms, machine learning models, applications, pipelines and dashboards 

  • Extract and aggregate data from various data sources 

  • Process, integrate, visualize and model data 

  • Build end-to-end pipeline of data processing on regular basis 

 

Required Experience and Skills:  

  • MSc or PhD degree in computer science, software engineering, data science or related field with at least 3 years of experience in developing scientific applications in discovery or clinical development settings 

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and high professional standards with strong ability to prioritize and work under pressure 

  • Strong communication skills and ability to simplify and explain complex problems to data scientists and software engineers 

  • Excellent programming skills in a subset of the following Python, Rust, Java/C++, R/Shiny, Matlab, JS Linux/Unix, SQL and versioning control e.g. Git 

  • Solid knowledge and hands-on experience developing machine and deep learning models via Python (Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow etc) 

  • Significant Experience with HPC, cloud computing (AWS) and distributed computing 

  • Experience in the creation of data workflows as well as data analysis and interpretation 

 

What we offer

  • Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment

  • Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally

  • Hybrid working model in Prague, flexible role pattern

  • Pension and health insurance contributions

  • Internal reward system plus referral programme

  • 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution

  • Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card

  • Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes

  • Up-to-date laptop and iPhone

  • Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner

  • Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more


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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):


Required Skills:

Applied Engineering, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Design Applications, Information Security, Machine Learning, Social Collaboration, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing


Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

07/22/2025

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