Senior Lead Software Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join our Data Science and AI team in Barcelona. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI solutions within the Life Sciences and Healthcare space, combining innovation with real-world impact.

You’ll be part of a small, highly skilled team, reporting directly to the Vice President of AI – Content, with strong expertise across both traditional machine learning and Generative AI/NLP. We’re particularly interested in speaking with candidates who bring experience in Python, cloud environments (ideally AWS), and tools such as LangChain.

About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

• Education: bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, electrical, telecom or mechanical engineering, or related degree or relevant, equivalent work experience

• At least 7 years of experience in Software Development, focused in Python programming, with at least 2 years of experience in AI and GenAI.

• Experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments (AWS preferred); familiarity with JavaScript is a plus

• At least 3 years of experience in RAG and Knowledge Graphs

• At least 7 years applying ML techniques (regression, classification, data analysis), including work on NLP use cases such as text extraction and summarization.

It would be great if you also have . . .  

• Experience translating stakeholder requirements into clearly defined technical tasks (e.g., breaking down features into deliverables, user stories, or backlog items)

• Demonstrated experience applying prompt engineering techniques in real-world or production use cases (e.g., building, testing, or optimizing prompts for GenAI/NLP applications)

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field (or equivalent industry experience) is a plus

What will you be doing in this role?

• Develop data-oriented code in Python within an AWS Cloud Environment

• Construction, Automation, Debugging, Improvement and Maintenance of Data Pipelines

• NLP work for extraction and summarization

• Develop Machine Learning models as final products and/or in support of Generative AI products

About the Team

This is a lean team consisting of highly skilled Data Scientists and Software Developers reporting directly to the Vice President of AI - Content.

Hours of Work

This is a full-time, permanent position, primarily working core business hours in CET, with flexibility to collaborate with teams as needed.

This is a hybrid position working in the office up to 3 days a week.

What we can offer you:

• 30 working days of vacation

• Volunteering community offering paid hours of volunteering time

• Private Health and Life & Disability insurances.

• Tax-free benefits (Ticket Restaurant scheme, kindergarten, and transport cards)

• Agile work environment with a team of talented colleagues

• On-site language classes (Catalan, Spanish and English)

• Digital workplace with possibility to work in a central office location in Barcelona with global and dynamic employees.

At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all  qualified persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.