About us

Owkin is an AI company on a mission to solve the complexity of biology. It is building the first Biology Super Intelligence (BASI) by combining powerful biological large language models, multimodal patient data, and agentic software. At the heart of this system is Owkin K, an AI copilot and its new LLM fine-tuned on biology called Owkin Zero, used by researchers, clinicians, and drug developers to better understand biology, validate scientific hypotheses, and deliver better diagnostics and therapies faster.

Position is based in our remotely in Germany.

Please submit your CV in English

About the role:

We are seeking exceptional Forward Deployed Engineers to join our team at the frontier of AI and biology. In this role, you will work hand-in-hand with cutting-edge pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to solve high-leverage problems by customizing our agentic AI platform, Owkin K, for such customers. You will also help shape the future of our product by distilling insights from the field back into the platform.

You will operate at the intersection of these core skill areas:

Engineering execution. You translate domain understanding into robust, scalable systems. From rapid prototyping to production-grade deployments, you’ll build full-stack AI solutions on top of Owkin K that drive value across the customer’s workflow and organizational layers.
Customer collaboration. You work side-by-side with pharma and biotechnology customers to uncover needs, validate ideas, and iterate quickly. Your ability to listen, understand, adapt, co-create and communicate is key to driving adoption, ensuring usability, and delivering solutions that stick.
Navigating Complex and Regulated Environments: You excel at quickly integrating into intricate client organizations and effectively balancing the demands of diverse stakeholders. Your experience in highly regulated sectors (preferably Pharma, but also Financial Services, Utilities, Telcos, or Defence) means you are skilled at working within constraints and proactively developing fitting and inventive solutions.
(Nice-to-have / not must-have) Domain expertise. You’ve had exposure to the Pharma business and/or have good understanding about computational biology, biostatistics, and/or medical imaging, and a good understanding of the typical drug development pipeline. This enables you to deeply understand complex scientific use cases presented by the customers, identify opportunities for impact, and ensure that every solution aligns with real business value. As the current team already has deep expertise in these areas, this is not a strong prerequisite.

In particular, you will:

Embed deeply with users to solve high-leverage problems by customizing and extending Owkin’s agentic platform K;
Design, build, and ship tailored solutions on top of Owkin K, guiding them from conception through final delivery;
Drive rapid prototyping and iteration to validate solutions early and frequently;
Balance scope, speed, and quality, adapting plans to ensure successful delivery;
Communicate clearly across technical and non-technical stakeholders to align expectations;
Collaborate with Customer Success Managers, Product and Engineering teams to guarantee effective delivery, client satisfaction, and sustained adoption of Owkin’s product;
Turn proven patterns into reusable, scalable components, tools, and playbooks;
Share feedback from the field with Product and Engineering teams to shape the roadmap.

About you

Above all, we seek curious individuals who are driven to learn through hands-on experience and who embrace a strong bias for action. In addition to this, the following skills are required:

Backend engineering experience designing, building and operating production systems (stack: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL)
Production readiness and delivery ownership, including designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing releases, and deploying services using Docker and Kubernetes
Ability to simplify complexity and make fast, sound decisions under time pressure;
Communicate effectively across diverse audiences: technical teams, product managers and non-technical stakeholders. Adapt language and detail to ensure clarity and alignment;
Thrive in fast-evolving environments by staying flexible, embracing ambiguity, and proactively driving progress despite incomplete information.

Candidates not meeting every criteria, but who can demonstrate exceptional skill in key areas, are invited to apply.

Bonus skills/experience:

Experience working with LLMs and agentic AI frameworks
Familiarity with cloud platforms
Full stack experience
Good understanding of biostatistics, computational biology, and/or medical imaging

What we offer

Flexible work organization
Friendly and informal working environment
Opportunity to work with an international team with high technical and scientific backgrounds

Recruitment Process & Security

Please complete the form and submit your CV.
Owkin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status or on the basis of disability.
Owkin is a great place to work. As a coveted workplace we are, unfortunately, vulnerable to recruitment phishing scams. We urge all job seekers and candidates to be wary of potential scams. Most of these have individuals posing as representatives of prominent companies, including Owkin, with the aim of obtaining personal, sensitive, or financial information from applicants. These scams prey upon an individual’s desire to obtain a job and can sometimes “feel” like a genuine recruitment process. Some red flags are identified below. Should you encounter a recruitment process that claims to be for Owkin but is not consistent with the below, please do not provide any personal or financial information:
Legitimate Owkin recruitment processes include communication with candidates through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn.
Communication is always through an official Owkin email address (from the @owkin.com domain), over the phone or through our applicant tracking system (Greenhouse).
The Owkin talent team do use platforms such as LinkedIn and Job Teaser, however if you have any concern or doubt about this contact, please ask for them to send an email from @Owkin.com.
The Owkin talent team will not solicit personal data from candidates during the application phase including, but not limited to, date of birth, social security numbers, or bank account information;
Legitimate Owkin interviews may be conducted over the phone, in person, or via an approved enterprise videoconferencing service (Google Meets). They will not occur via Signal, Telegram or Messenger
Owkin offers of employment are based on merit and only extended once a candidate has interviewed with members of the talent and hiring team. Offers will be extended both verbally and in written format.

If you think that you have been a victim of fraud,

Check the identity of the talent team on LinkedIn
Check our senior team on our website https://owkin.com/team/
Check the existence of the position on our website: https://www.owkin.com/careers#current-opportunities
Notify Owkin's recruitment unit at this address [email protected]
contact the following authorities:

Software Engineer (Forward Deployed Team)

About us

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In particular, you will:

About you

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