Senior Backend Software Engineer
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Automata is building a world-class company to disrupt the life science industry and empower scientists by making automation a reality for every lab.
We work with labs across the world to understand their specific workflows and needs, and develop personalised solutions that range from diagnostic, drug discovery to synthetic biology. This allows us to simplify common automation tasks, while also supporting more advanced paths for specialised workflows, in a fast, flexible, and cost-efficient way.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer - Workspace whose mission is to be supporting our customers in highly regulated environments with their compliance and reporting needs.
Why is this role important for Automata?
Drug development are highly regulated and intellectual property is what creates our customers' competitive advantage.
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Enable FDA approval process by making sure our customers (workspace admins) can report on all 21 CFR Page 11 compliance requirements
- Enable our platform to meet our customer's cyber security policy needs (ISO 27001, SOC II, GDPR)
- To set you up for success, you'll work horizontally across all our services, with the expectation to make changes yourself in a heterogeneous environment.
What it takes:
You're an aspiring polyglot developer with commercial experience in multiple languages.
You got demonstrable experience introducing compliance frameworks.
You're an evangelist at heart, helping others to interface with your work, instead of becoming a bottleneck to the product development process.
Nice to haves:
- Golang
- Typescript
- Python
- RBAC
What gets us excited?
We’re passionate about the future of Technology and Automation and our growing success is built upon like minded individuals who share our passion.
You are excited about owning a high impact area that enables internationalisation and unlocks the enterprise segment of Automata's product offering.
If this sounds like a good fit and have tick the right boxes, you will love having the opportunity to build something that immediately adds value.
- Team
- Product Engineering & Design
- Locations
- HQ
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote

HQ
Automata Benefits
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Wellness & L&D budget 🎓
£500 per year to spend on anything you like!
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Holiday 🏖️
30 days + 8 bank holidays
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Additional leave days 🧘
4 volunteer days per year, 1 mental health day per quarter and your birthday off!
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Private Healthcare ❤️
We have Vitality Health, which includes eye and dental care
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Spill - mental health support 🧠
All-in-one mental health tool with access to CBT and sessions with therapists at no cost to the employee
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Enhanced parental leave + pay 👪
A generous and supportive approach to mat and pat leave
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Leadership Coaching 💫
Access to our Leadership coach for all of our managers -
Flexible working 🤹
Blended approach to office and WFH -
Keeping you fed 🥙
Team lunch once a week plus a well-stocked pantry
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Dog friendly offices 🐶
Lola, Kevin and Sally are the current resident pooches
About Automata
Born from a world-leading research lab, Automata is transforming the way labs work with open, integrated automation.
Our mission is to unlock the potential of labs and the potential of the people who work in them.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
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