Automation Engineer (Cheminformatics)

Location: Remote from Spain

Company

Software Country provides custom software development services for complex high-load applications, AI and BI solutions, and mobile apps.

What you will do

• Design and develop automated scientific workflows with Apache Airflow and Python.
• Build and maintain Docker-based execution environments for consistent, reproducible, and scalable workflow execution.
• Integrate scientific tools, data sources, and external services through APIs and data pipelines.
• Monitor workflow execution, troubleshoot failures, optimize processes, and improve reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, AI teams, and scientific researchers on automated drug discovery solutions.

Requirements

• More than 6 years of professional experience.
• Strong Python skills and hands-on experience developing automation tools, scripts, or backend components.
• Practical Apache Airflow experience, including building, scheduling, and maintaining workflows or DAGs.
• Experience with Docker and containerized application environments.
• Understanding of software engineering best practices, including code quality, debugging, version control, and maintainable code.
• Ability to work with complex technical processes and collaborate effectively with engineers, data scientists, and scientific researchers.
• English level: B2+

Nice to have

• Experience with other workflow orchestration and automation platforms.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud environments.
• Experience querying and retrieving data from PostgreSQL and/or Snowflake.
• Knowledge of API design and integration.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with GitOps and infrastructure or deployment automation.
• Experience developing or integrating AI-powered applications.
• Academic or professional background in life sciences, chemistry, computational biology, bioinformatics, or drug discovery.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with a flexible schedule.
• Choice of collaboration through a B2B contract with payments in USD or EUR, depending on preference, or through a labor contract.
• Opportunities for professional growth.
• Company laptop provided.